Is brokerage between a seller and buyer permissible?
2026-10-13
F199 · Selected fatwas
Shaykh Ibn Bāz
الشيخ عبد العزيز بن عبد الله بن باز
Original Q&A · Complete published question and answer
Complete published question and answer. This answer concerns brokerage itself; it does not state that every undisclosed fee arrangement is permissible.
النص العربي
السؤال الأصلي
هذا سائل للبرنامج، يقول: هل السمسرة حلال أم حرام؟ وهو ما يقوم الوسيط بالاتفاق بين البائع والمشتري؟
الجواب
لا حرج في ذلك، السمسار الدلال، كونه يبيع له إبله، أو بقره، أو غنمه، أو ثمرته، أو ملابس، ، لا حرج، أو أرض أو غير ذلك، يسمى الدلال، لا حرج وهو السمسار. نعم.
المقدم: أحسن الله إليكم وبارك فيكم يا سماحة الشيخ.
English translation
English translation prepared for SalafAlSalih.com from the cited Arabic source. It is not an official translation.
Original question
A listener asks the programme: Is brokerage lawful or unlawful—that is, the intermediary's work in arranging agreement between the seller and the buyer?
Answer
There is no harm in that. The broker is the sales intermediary: selling someone's camels, cattle, sheep, produce or clothing for him entails no harm, nor does selling land or other things. He is called a dallāl, a sales intermediary; there is no harm in it, and that is the broker. Yes.
Presenter: May Allah grant you good and bless you, Your Eminence.
Source and editorial notes
Official Ibn Bāz website, fatwa 16686
الموقع الرسمي للشيخ عبد العزيز بن باز
Official Ibn Bāz website
Complete published Arabic question and answer checked against the official source, including follow-up exchanges and closing words where present. Arabic diacritics omitted, directional formatting marks removed and honorific glyphs expanded for display. Source footnotes are kept separate.