What is the ruling on what some people do, where they go to the princes hoping to receive money from them?
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Question:
May Allah reward you, Honorable Shaykh. This questioner says: Some people go to the princes hoping to receive money from this prince in the form of a bribe or otherwise. Is this action permissible? Is this considered seeking out (al-istishraf)? Likewise, giving gifts to princes and dignitaries in order to receive a larger gift or more money; what is the ruling on that?
Answer:
Asking the princes and governors is not a problem, even if one asks them, saying, "Give us what is in your possession," there is no harm. What if they give without being asked? Yes.
May Allah reward you, Honorable Shaykh. This questioner says: Some people go to the princes hoping to receive money from this prince in the form of a bribe or otherwise. Is this action permissible? Is this considered seeking out (al-istishraf)? Likewise, giving gifts to princes and dignitaries in order to receive a larger gift or more money; what is the ruling on that?
Answer:
Asking the princes and governors is not a problem, even if one asks them, saying, "Give us what is in your possession," there is no harm. What if they give without being asked? Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [821 -954] ما حكم ما يفعله بعض الناس حيث يذهبون مع الأمراء يستشرفون أن يأتيهم مال منهم؟ — youtube.com
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