Ruling on paying an employee a sum in exchange for obtaining a job
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The questioner:
The questioner says: I have a contracting company, and I take on projects from one of the major companies. The person in charge at that company asks me for a sum of money in order to give me the work that my company performs. Is this permissible? And what is required of me in this regard?
The Shaykh:
The question is straightforward.
The questioner:
He says: I have a contracting company, and I take on projects from one of the major companies. The engineer in charge at that company asks me for a sum of money in order to give me the work that my company performs. Is this permissible, and what is required of me in this regard?
The Shaykh:
This is a clear, forbidden bribe that is not permissible. If you pay something to a worker, a representative, or an employee so that he can enable you to do the work, this is a forbidden bribe and is not permissible.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you,
The questioner says: I have a contracting company, and I take on projects from one of the major companies. The person in charge at that company asks me for a sum of money in order to give me the work that my company performs. Is this permissible? And what is required of me in this regard?
The Shaykh:
The question is straightforward.
The questioner:
He says: I have a contracting company, and I take on projects from one of the major companies. The engineer in charge at that company asks me for a sum of money in order to give me the work that my company performs. Is this permissible, and what is required of me in this regard?
The Shaykh:
This is a clear, forbidden bribe that is not permissible. If you pay something to a worker, a representative, or an employee so that he can enable you to do the work, this is a forbidden bribe and is not permissible.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you,
Source
بلوغ المرام [9] — alfawzan.live (1:10:39)
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