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Earning commission as a property agent is permissible in Islam. Brokerage is a recognised contract (samsara) in which you are paid a fee for the service of bringing parties together and facilitating a transaction, and Islamic law has long accepted it. The conditions are that the commission is agreed and known before the work, that you deal honestly and disclose material defects rather than concealing them, and that you do not take commission from both sides without both knowing. The question people usually mean to ask is about financing: if the buyer uses an interest-bearing mortgage, most scholars hold that your commission is earned for the brokerage service rather than for the loan, though a minority advise avoiding transactions structured entirely around riba.
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Percentage-based commission is acceptable to the majority of contemporary scholars, because the basis of calculation is known and agreed even though the final figure depends on the sale price. What Islamic contract law requires is that the parties know what they are agreeing to - a clearly stated percentage of an eventual sale price satisfies that. Some classical opinions preferred a fixed fee for greater certainty, but the percentage model is widely accepted today.
Yes, where it is material. The narration about the grain heap concerns exactly this: the defect was concealed beneath the surface and the buyer had no way to know. Silence about a structural problem, a title dispute or a known drainage issue is a form of deception even if you never made a false statement. Disclosure of what you actually know is the standard, not merely avoiding outright lies.
Only where both know and consent. Dual agency creates a conflict - you are being paid by two parties whose interests oppose each other - and Islamic contract law requires that the parties understand what they are agreeing to. Disclosed dual agency with both parties' consent is permissible in principle; undisclosed dual commission is not.
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