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﴿ فَاسْأَلُوا أَهْلَ الذِّكْرِ إِن كُنتُمْ لَا تَعْلَمُونَ ﴾

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Is a bribe permissible to obtain a right?

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Question:
The questioner asks: Are there any dire necessities in which a bribe becomes permissible if it is to obtain a right?

Answer:
A bribe is not permissible, it is not permissible, and there is no dire necessity, there is no dire necessity to pay a bribe. The bribe is illicit and not permissible. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) cursed the one who gives the bribe and the one who takes it. The one who gives the bribe is the one who pays it, and the one who takes it is the one who receives it, just as he cursed the one who consumes riba (usury or interest) and the one who gives it; he cursed the one who gives the riba and the one who takes the riba. He cursed the one who takes the bribe and the one who gives the bribe. So do not enter through this door. Never bribe, avoid the bribe. Yes.
Source قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، هل تباح الرشوة لأخذ حق؟ للشيخ الفوزان — youtube.com

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