The ruling on giving a gift to one who intermediated in completing a transaction
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Question:
The questioner says: I know a person who completed a transaction for me through an intermediary. He is not an employee, but he knows a man who is responsible for transactions. Is giving him a gift considered a bribe?
Answer:
It is not permissible for him to intercede for you so that the official prioritizes your transaction over other transactions. Let it take its turn; let it take its turn. When its turn comes, it will be completed. Do not say to him, "So-and-so presented it, and by Allah, he is such a man and a good man." This is not permissible for you. This is cooperating in injustice. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you,
The questioner says: I know a person who completed a transaction for me through an intermediary. He is not an employee, but he knows a man who is responsible for transactions. Is giving him a gift considered a bribe?
Answer:
It is not permissible for him to intercede for you so that the official prioritizes your transaction over other transactions. Let it take its turn; let it take its turn. When its turn comes, it will be completed. Do not say to him, "So-and-so presented it, and by Allah, he is such a man and a good man." This is not permissible for you. This is cooperating in injustice. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you,
Source
بلوغ المرام [57] — alfawzan.live (1:02:50)
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