Employing a fundraiser on commission

Question

Question: What is the ruling on giving a quarter or a third of the collection to the collectors and agents for collecting funds for a madrasa? Which form is permissible? What is the system in Deoband?

Answer

This method is impermissible: it is an ijara fasida (invalid hire) for two reasons — first, because of the uncertainty of the wage, and second, because in it the wage is obtained from the hireling’s own work: [ar]وشرطها كون الأجرة والمنفعة معلومتين؛ لأن جهالتهما تفضي إلى المنازعة[/ar] “Its condition is that the wage and the benefit be known, since uncertainty about them leads…

Source: Fatawa Mahmudiyya

Preview. The full text opens with JavaScript enabled.