Is it permissible to seek intercession to have traffic violations waived?
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The questioner : Your Eminence, is it permissible for a person to seek intercession to have traffic violations waived, such as speeding, running a red light, or not carrying a license or registration?
The Shaykh : Is he wronged in that, or not? Answer me.
The questioner : No, O Shaykh.
The Shaykh : He is not wronged.
The questioner : In most cases.
The Shaykh : Yes, in most cases. If he is not wronged, it is not permissible for a person to waive something that the government has regulated, or to try to have it waived. However, if he is wronged, he may try to remove the injustice from himself by any permissible means. Did you understand? 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; it has established penalties that deter people. But the violations are numerous, and one who looks at the statistics is amazed at how this can be in the country. Yes, after that, with the oath.
The Shaykh : Is he wronged in that, or not? Answer me.
The questioner : No, O Shaykh.
The Shaykh : He is not wronged.
The questioner : In most cases.
The Shaykh : Yes, in most cases. If he is not wronged, it is not permissible for a person to waive something that the government has regulated, or to try to have it waived. However, if he is wronged, he may try to remove the injustice from himself by any permissible means. Did you understand? 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; it has established penalties that deter people. But the violations are numerous, and one who looks at the statistics is amazed at how this can be in the country. Yes, after that, with the oath.