Explaining the Danger of Bribery to the Individual and Society

Question:
This questioner says: Tell us, Shaykh (may Allah preserve you), about the danger of bribery to the individual and society, and the consequences resulting from this?

Answer:
Bribery is the money paid to an official in order to complete the transactions in his hands, or to give preference to some people over others, or to take the rights of people and give them to the briber. It is a major one of the major sins. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: The briber is the one who pays the bribe to the official. The one who accepts the bribe is the one who takes it. The intermediary is the one who works between them. Bribery is illicit gain. Allah called it illicit gain. He said regarding the Jews that they are eaters of illicit gain, meaning bribery. Yes.

The presenter:
May Allah reward you, Honorable Shaykh