The ruling on facilitating a transaction for a person in exchange for a reciprocal service
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Question:
What is the ruling on facilitating a transaction for a person on the basis that he will help me, meaning I serve him and he serves me? Yes. He says: Facilitating a transaction for a person on the basis that he will help me, meaning I serve him and he serves me, is that permissible?
Answer:
We have previously stated that a bribe is not limited to money; it can be a benefit. If he helps you and you help him, and you help him, that is a benefit. It is not permissible to accept it in exchange for work. Yes, for example, he says to you: “Fulfill this need of mine and process my transaction; I will give you the car to carry something on it for a day or to travel in it.” Giving you the car is a bribe, because it is a benefit. Yes.
What is the ruling on facilitating a transaction for a person on the basis that he will help me, meaning I serve him and he serves me? Yes. He says: Facilitating a transaction for a person on the basis that he will help me, meaning I serve him and he serves me, is that permissible?
Answer:
We have previously stated that a bribe is not limited to money; it can be a benefit. If he helps you and you help him, and you help him, that is a benefit. It is not permissible to accept it in exchange for work. Yes, for example, he says to you: “Fulfill this need of mine and process my transaction; I will give you the car to carry something on it for a day or to travel in it.” Giving you the car is a bribe, because it is a benefit. Yes.
Source
شرح كتاب الكبائر للإمام محمد بن عبد الوهاب، بداية من باب تشييع الفاحشة في المؤمنين — islamhouse.com (1:07:22)
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