Ruling on Using Intermediaries to Have Traffic Violations Dropped
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His Eminence the Shaykh: Is it permissible for a person to seek intercession to have traffic violations dropped, such as speeding, running a red light, and not carrying a license or registration?The Shaykh: Is he wronged in that, or not?The questioner: No, O Shaykh.
The Shaykh: He is not wronged.
The questioner: In most cases.
The Shaykh: If he is not wronged, it is not permissible for a person to drop something that the government has regulated, or to try to have it dropped.
As for if he is wronged, he may try to remove the injustice from himself by any permissible means. As for traffic taxes or traffic penalties, they are known to everyone. Now look at how accidents are with us, knowing that the government, may Allah reward it with good, has not fallen short; rather, it has established penalties that deter a person. But the violations are many, and whoever looks at the statistics will be amazed how this can be in the country!
The Shaykh: He is not wronged.
The questioner: In most cases.
The Shaykh: If he is not wronged, it is not permissible for a person to drop something that the government has regulated, or to try to have it dropped.
As for if he is wronged, he may try to remove the injustice from himself by any permissible means. As for traffic taxes or traffic penalties, they are known to everyone. Now look at how accidents are with us, knowing that the government, may Allah reward it with good, has not fallen short; rather, it has established penalties that deter a person. But the violations are many, and whoever looks at the statistics will be amazed how this can be in the country!