The Ruling on Paying Money to Settle Transactions and Bribery
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. Is there any advice regarding bribery, which has become widespread? He says: Is it permissible for me to give it to someone so that my case and my papers are processed?
Answer:
This is bribery. If you give it to him so that your case is processed, this is bribery. You and others are equal; nothing gives you precedence over others. This is bribery, which is illicit gain. They are eaters of illicit gain, and illicit gain is bribery. It is the practice of the Jews; they eat bribery, may Allah protect us from that. Allah (Exalted and Majestic is He) says:[Al-Baqarah 2:188] This is bribery.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. Is there any advice regarding bribery, which has become widespread? He says: Is it permissible for me to give it to someone so that my case and my papers are processed?
Answer:
This is bribery. If you give it to him so that your case is processed, this is bribery. You and others are equal; nothing gives you precedence over others. This is bribery, which is illicit gain. They are eaters of illicit gain, and illicit gain is bribery. It is the practice of the Jews; they eat bribery, may Allah protect us from that. Allah (Exalted and Majestic is He) says:
And do not consume one another's wealth unjustly or send it [in bribery] to the rulers
وَلَا تَأْكُلُوا أَمْوَالَكُم بَيْنَكُم بِالْبَاطِلِ وَتُدْلُوا بِهَا إِلَى الْحُكَّامِ
Source
شرح إغاثة اللهفان من مصائد الشيطان لابن القيم، الفصل الأول في النية في الطهارة والصلاة — islamhouse.com (56:47)
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