Paying a bribe to bring in one's wife and children
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. A Muslim man from an Arab country says: He wants to bring his wife and children to him, but he will not be able to do so unless he pays a sum of money as a bribe. Is it permissible for him to do that?
Answer:
He is required to consult the authorities, and he should consult them, and may Allah make his matter easy, and he must not pay a bribe. Yes.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. A Muslim man from an Arab country says: He wants to bring his wife and children to him, but he will not be able to do so unless he pays a sum of money as a bribe. Is it permissible for him to do that?
Answer:
He is required to consult the authorities, and he should consult them, and may Allah make his matter easy, and he must not pay a bribe. Yes.
Source
شرح إغاثة اللهفان من مصائد الشيطان لابن القيم، مقدمة الكتاب — islamhouse.com (54:10)
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