Is it permissible to work in a laboratory that sends a percentage of money to doctors in exchange for referring patients to undergo tests, while also granting patients a discount, and is the salary earned from this work permissible (halal) or forbidden (haram)?
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The fundamental principle is that it is permissible to work in medical laboratories because the work itself is inherently permissible. The sin in paying money to doctors falls upon the payer and the recipient, not upon the laboratory workers.
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