Giving an Islamic tape to one’s work manager and whether it counts as a bribe
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The questioner:
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, what is the ruling on giving an Islamic tape to my manager at work? Because I feel that he is lacking in that, and that he likes it?
The Shaykh:
What does he like?
The questioner:
He likes shirk (associating partners with Allah).
The Shaykh:
If your intention in giving it is—meaning this is my intention—that it not be a bribe, giving a beneficial book and a beneficial tape is not a bribe. This is calling to Allah. And this is a bribe, yes.
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, what is the ruling on giving an Islamic tape to my manager at work? Because I feel that he is lacking in that, and that he likes it?
The Shaykh:
What does he like?
The questioner:
He likes shirk (associating partners with Allah).
The Shaykh:
If your intention in giving it is—meaning this is my intention—that it not be a bribe, giving a beneficial book and a beneficial tape is not a bribe. This is calling to Allah. And this is a bribe, yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، 116 من 123 / شرح كتاب زاد المستقنع / القضاء / صالح الفوزان / الفقه / كبار العلماء — youtube.com (1:08:41)
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