The Ruling on Paying Money to Obtain a Job
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The questioner:
Abu Sahl from al-Qasim is with us from al-Qasim. Go ahead, Abu Sahl. Peace be upon you, my father. I have a primary school certificate, and employment here is a bit difficult; you need a proficiency certificate or a secondary school diploma. I paid five thousand so that I would get a job as a school guard. I am asking what I should do, what I should do, is there anything on me, is there nothing on me, what should I do? Thank you.
The Shaykh:
Yes.
The questioner:
He says that he paid five thousand riyals to a person to get him employed because he only has a primary school certificate. Is this correct?
The Shaykh:
This is haram (forbidden) and not permissible; this is a bribe. If you pay an official a sum of money in order for him to employ you or appoint you to a job or a position, then this is a bribe. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) cursed the one who gives the bribe and the one who takes it. On top of that, you say that he employed you in a position higher than your level and your certificate. So this, in addition to the sin of bribery, is forgery, and this action is not permissible. Yes.
Abu Sahl from al-Qasim is with us from al-Qasim. Go ahead, Abu Sahl. Peace be upon you, my father. I have a primary school certificate, and employment here is a bit difficult; you need a proficiency certificate or a secondary school diploma. I paid five thousand so that I would get a job as a school guard. I am asking what I should do, what I should do, is there anything on me, is there nothing on me, what should I do? Thank you.
The Shaykh:
Yes.
The questioner:
He says that he paid five thousand riyals to a person to get him employed because he only has a primary school certificate. Is this correct?
The Shaykh:
This is haram (forbidden) and not permissible; this is a bribe. If you pay an official a sum of money in order for him to employ you or appoint you to a job or a position, then this is a bribe. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) cursed the one who gives the bribe and the one who takes it. On top of that, you say that he employed you in a position higher than your level and your certificate. So this, in addition to the sin of bribery, is forgery, and this action is not permissible. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، 2733- حكم دفع المال للحصول على وظيفة | الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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