Ruling on paying money to an employee in exchange for a service that is the payer’s right?

Question:
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. If a person pays another person a sum of money, and the second person is an employee who facilitates a matter that is the payer’s right, is this money forbidden only for the recipient, with nothing required of the payer?

Answer:
No, it is not permissible for either the payer or the recipient, because the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) cursed the one who gives a bribe, the one who accepts it, and the one who acts as an intermediary. The one who gives the bribe is the payer of the bribe, and the one who accepts it is the one who takes it. The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) cursed them. Yes.