Paying a bribe to extract one's right
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. This questioner says: It has become common among some people for a man to pay a bribe to extract his right and obtain it, and without paying it, he is unable to do so. The question is: Is it permissible to pay the one who stands in the way of the disbursement of these rights?
Answer:
My brother, here is the authority. If you have a right, present the authority to me and file a complaint, and they will be just with you and give you your right. As for paying a bribe, it is not permissible. Yes.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. This questioner says: It has become common among some people for a man to pay a bribe to extract his right and obtain it, and without paying it, he is unable to do so. The question is: Is it permissible to pay the one who stands in the way of the disbursement of these rights?
Answer:
My brother, here is the authority. If you have a right, present the authority to me and file a complaint, and they will be just with you and give you your right. As for paying a bribe, it is not permissible. Yes.
Source
شرح إغاثة اللهفان من مصائد الشيطان لابن القيم، فصل ومن مكايده التي كاد بها الإسلام وأهله : الحيل والمكر والخداع — islamhouse.com (1:03:15)
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