Paying an employee money in exchange for relinquishing his workplace

Question:
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. I work in a job far from my father, and I want to transfer to another job closer to my sick father. I have found a person to whom I can pay a sum of money to transfer me from my first job to the other job without any harm to anyone. Should I pay him or not?

Answer:
There is nothing wrong with it, if you reach an agreement with him and he relinquishes his right in exchange for what you pay him, there is no obstacle. This is his right. If he relinquishes it for the sake of Allah, that is better. If he does not relinquish it except for compensation, you pay him the compensation. This is not a bribe. A bribe is what is paid to the manager, the employee, or the official. But if an employee is in a position and desires that position, and you say to him, "Transfer from this position and I will give you some money," and he relinquishes it and transfers, there is nothing wrong with it. This is relinquishing his right.