Dear sister Sakhra Shah Assalamo Alaikum

 Based on your answers, I opine that he (your husband) should not take any money, except that which he has incurred in expense or time. And if there was no expense or time involved then he should not take any money as commission. If he has taken any money, he should return to the one who has done the job. This money will NOT be lawful for him to take; and in future if he wants a commission, he must make that in a contract first before venturing into such transaction.

Sheikh Abdool Rahman

 

Sakhra Shah wrote:
 Assalam alaikum
The answers are
1. Yes (verbal agreement)
2. No
3. No
4.No
5.No

To: Sakhra Shah

Walekum Assalam WRWB!

 You have fully explained your case but you have not answered my questions. Let me re-phrase my questions. Please just say yes or no.  No explanation is needed.

Was any agreement signed (or agreed upon) by your husband and Mr. X that the job would be done by your husband? Yes No 

 Did the agreement say that your husband was responsible to get the job done by any means? Yes No
 Is your husband a contractor himself of doing such jobs? Yes No
 If your husband is in contracting business, does he give his job to
other sub-contractors to do it? Yes No
Does your husband charge commission on sub-contracting the job? Yes   No
Wassalam
 Editor

Sakhra Shah wrote:
 Assalamo Alaikum
My husband is an engineer in a separate company and has no share in Mr. X company. But yes he does take sometimes very small contracts and gets them done himself. This maybe once in a year or two, but he is on the look out for such small work. My husband did not carry out the work himself in case of Mr. X contract. Mr. X asked my husband to get him some work as my husband is quite social and his field is also civil engineering, like Mr. X. He has knowledge about small construction work going on around. He got together with Mr. X and explained to him the type of work to be done and did all the necessary formalities to help Mr. X gain access to the company owner together with Mr. Y. All the necessary meetings between them were arranged and the contract bidding price was not leaked and no undue favour and means were done to make Mr. X get that contract.
Secondly no my husband is not in the line of taking commission. But he does take small contracts, but that, too, may be once in 2 years like i mentioned before for which he supervises the work himself. If Mr. X had not got the contract then there would be no 10% money offered. Even if there would be loss or the work would not have been done satisfactorily, then my husband would not accept any money. The work was done well and there was good profit Alhamdulillah.
In fact Mr. X has again asked my husband to find some more work like before and again he would like to share the profit with him, if there is any. I hope i have answered your question. I have asked this question here too and  they said there was nothing wrong with the money, because my husband also made  effort to get him the contract and no foul means was involved and no harm done to any other deserving contract bidder.

Sister Sakhra Shah Walekum Assalam WRWB

May Allah keep you and your family safe and happy as good Muslims, Amen!
Before we answer your question rightly, please let me have some more information of your case. Please answer the following two questions

1. Was the original agreement between your husband and Mr. X based on your husband doing the job himself, or was it based on any means so long as the job was done?
2. Is your husband in the field of sub-contacting work, and taking a
commission?
Wassalam
 Editor www.learn-islam.org

 

Sakhra Shah wrote:
 Assalamo Alaikum. My husband is an engineer in a private company. He has a friend of Mr.  X who has a civil construction company. He takes small contracts which concerns civil work. He told my husband to get him some private construction work and then he would like to share about 10% of the profit with him. My husband has a second friend Mr. Y who is also an engineer and asked my husband for a reliable and good civil construction contract taker. So my husband suggested him Mr. X. A meeting was arranged with the company owner by Mr. Y and all the necessary formalities were carried out by him. They seemed satisfied with his bio-data and previous work and gave him the contract which was finished in about 3 months. Now Mr. X shared 10% of his profit with my husband (as he had told before) and my husband shared half of it with Mr. Y. What I want to know is whether this money is halal, or is there some problem in taking it? There was no leak out of the contract bidding money and no foul means were done in getting Mr. X this contract. Everything was done fairly and no deception or cheating took place. Please reply.