A man living in a country that rules by other than what Allah has revealed, and cannot obtain his right except by paying a bribe: is it permissible to pay it?
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Question:
May Allah reward you, Honorable Shaykh. This questioner says: A person has a right in a country that rules by other than what Allah has revealed, and he cannot obtain his right except by paying a bribe. Is it permissible to pay it?
Answer:
As you heard, the one who recited the poem says it is permissible if he is in dire necessity to rescue his right. However, the correct view is that it is not permissible to pay a bribe, due to the general prohibition of it and of its doer. Yes, there are other means; he should use the other means to rescue his right. Yes.
May Allah reward you, Honorable Shaykh. This questioner says: A person has a right in a country that rules by other than what Allah has revealed, and he cannot obtain his right except by paying a bribe. Is it permissible to pay it?
Answer:
As you heard, the one who recited the poem says it is permissible if he is in dire necessity to rescue his right. However, the correct view is that it is not permissible to pay a bribe, due to the general prohibition of it and of its doer. Yes, there are other means; he should use the other means to rescue his right. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [755 -954] رجل يعيش في بلد يحكم بغير ما أنزل الله ولا يمكن أخذ حقه إلا بدفع الرشوة فهل يجوز دفعها؟ — youtube.com
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