The Ruling on Giving Money to an Employee to Complete a Transaction or Obtain a Right

Question:
A questioner asks: Is it permissible to give money to a corrupt employee who does not complete a transaction or benefit for a person, and instead obstructs or delays it, if this person gives him a bribe to obtain his right without wronging anyone?

Answer:
We answered this question recently and said that it is not permissible to give a bribe, because Allah has forbidden it, so it is not permissible to give it. However, if someone does not process affairs, matters, or transactions except with a bribe, one should complain to the authority. There are authorities to whom one should complain so that they may strike his hand, discipline him, and remove him from his position. But if we are lenient and say that this is a necessity and that we will proceed with our affairs this way, it will cause bribery to spread in society and lead to disasters and punishments. There is no power and no strength except with Allah. Yes.