The ruling on giving a gratuity to an employee to complete a transaction
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Question:
He says: In other countries, any employee in any government department asks me for money and calls it a gratuity. Should I give him this so that he will complete my transaction?
Answer:
This is a bribe. It is not a gratuity. What is paid to an employee to complete work and follow-ups is the bribe that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) cursed the giver and the taker of. The giver and the taker are both cursed by the tongue of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him). This is because it is obligatory for the employee to perform his job without taking bribes from people, since he receives a salary from the public treasury. He is dedicated to the people's affairs, so he must carry them out without bribes.
He says: In other countries, any employee in any government department asks me for money and calls it a gratuity. Should I give him this so that he will complete my transaction?
Answer:
This is a bribe. It is not a gratuity. What is paid to an employee to complete work and follow-ups is the bribe that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) cursed the giver and the taker of. The giver and the taker are both cursed by the tongue of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him). This is because it is obligatory for the employee to perform his job without taking bribes from people, since he receives a salary from the public treasury. He is dedicated to the people's affairs, so he must carry them out without bribes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، محاضرات في العقيدة والدعوة-51-منهج أئمة الدعوة في مسائل التكفير والخروج|صالح الفوزان|العام — youtube.com (1:14:00)
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