The Ruse in Employment

Question : Among the forbidden ruses is what is currently happening in jobs. A large number of people apply for positions. Then a person who is late, a person who is behind, resorts to a ruse to get ahead of them by giving money to the person in charge. He says to this person, "Give me ten thousand, for example, and I guarantee you will be employed today." Is this permissible or not?

Answer : This is haram (forbidden) and not permissible, because if he gets employed today, he has encroached upon the right of another, since the one who applied earlier, especially if he is more qualified for the job, has a stronger right to the job. Yes, if it were assumed that no one had applied before him, and a man came without any agreement between them, and his name was submitted to the responsible authority so that he was placed in the position without displacing anyone from the job and putting him in their place, then we hope there is no harm in that, because he did not encroach upon anyone, nor did he agree with anyone to encroach.