Can an employee receive both his salary and a share of the profits? Is it permissible for him to receive a bonus in return for his work?
Question I work for a company which pays me a fixed salary for the job I do. I help them with their transaction of money, and beside my salary they pay me 8% commission on each transaction I do for them. I am not sure whether it’s permissible for me to take this commission or…
Question
Praise be to Allah.
What may be understood from your question is that this work
for which you receive this percentage as commission is separate from your
regular work with the company, for which you receive a fixed salary every
month.
So this work is under a separate contract between you and the
company, and your payment for it is this commission. The scholars differed
as to whether it is permissible to make the payment a percentage of the
profits.
Imam Ahmad (may Allah have mercy on him) was of the view that
that is permissible.
This has been discussed previously in the answer to question
no. 134658.
Based on that, there is nothing wrong with you taking this
commission in payment for the work that you do.
And Allah knows best.
