The Impact of Bribery and Its Punishment
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Question:
He says: What is the negative impact resulting from engaging in bribery among some people, and what is the confirmed punishment for them?
Answer:
Bribery is what is paid to an official in order to complete a transaction, or to give the briber priority over other deserving candidates, or to grant him the right of another. It is illicit gain. It is also cursed: the one who pays it is cursed, the one who takes it is cursed, and the one who acts as an intermediary in it is cursed. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) cursed the briber and the one who accepts the bribe. In another narration, he also cursed the intermediary, who is the one who acts between them. Bribery is forbidden, it is illicit gain, it corrupts society, it obstructs rights, it causes rights to be lost, it empowers the people of falsehood, and it humiliates the people of truth. It contains great harms. Yes.
He says: What is the negative impact resulting from engaging in bribery among some people, and what is the confirmed punishment for them?
Answer:
Bribery is what is paid to an official in order to complete a transaction, or to give the briber priority over other deserving candidates, or to grant him the right of another. It is illicit gain. It is also cursed: the one who pays it is cursed, the one who takes it is cursed, and the one who acts as an intermediary in it is cursed. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) cursed the briber and the one who accepts the bribe. In another narration, he also cursed the intermediary, who is the one who acts between them. Bribery is forbidden, it is illicit gain, it corrupts society, it obstructs rights, it causes rights to be lost, it empowers the people of falsehood, and it humiliates the people of truth. It contains great harms. Yes.
Source
نور على الدرب - الفوزان - 03/017 — archive.org (9:24)
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