The Ruling on Bribery
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Question:
This is another questioner who says: May Allah bless you. He asks about the ruling on bribery, and whether its ruling is severe? And is it among the major sins?
Answer:
Bribery is among the major sins because the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) cursed it, and cursing is not done except for a major sin. He (peace and blessings be upon him) said:Al-Mustadrak lil-Hakim 30:66 The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) cursed them. Bribery is illicit, forbidden, and foul. It corrupts society, wastes rights, emboldens the oppressors and open sinners, and humiliates the owners of rights. Whenever bribery spreads in a society, that society becomes corrupt, its interests are neglected, the people of good are humiliated, and the people of evil become arrogant. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you, Honorable Shaykh, may Allah bless you,
This is another questioner who says: May Allah bless you. He asks about the ruling on bribery, and whether its ruling is severe? And is it among the major sins?
Answer:
Bribery is among the major sins because the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) cursed it, and cursing is not done except for a major sin. He (peace and blessings be upon him) said:
May Allah curse the briber, the one who accepts the bribe, and the intermediary,
لعن الله الراشي والمرتشي والرائش،The presenter:
May Allah reward you, Honorable Shaykh, may Allah bless you,
Source
نور على الدرب - الفوزان - 02/274 — archive.org (9:51)
The Arabic text is a machine transcription of the audio recording.