Is giving money to a company official to get hired considered a bribe?

Question:
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. What is the definition of a bribe? And if a person asks me for a specific amount of money so that he will hire me, does this fall under the category of bribery?

Answer:
Yes. A bribe is what is given to an employee or official so that he gives you the right of another person, or so that he prioritizes you over others in processing your transaction. All of this falls under bribery, because the official is obligated to be just among people, not to prefer one person over another, and to fulfill people's needs without compensation, except for the salary he receives from the state. So he does not take anything from the petitioners. If he takes, it is a bribe. And bribery is a great sin, one of the major sins. Yes.