Ruling on paying money to an agent to obtain a visa

Question:
One of the listeners says: A Sudanese man working in North Yemen sent a message saying: I paid a sum of money to a person who promised me to handle the procedures for a visa to enter North Yemen, and he did. After I entered, I contracted with one of the government departments to work in my field of specialization, with a legal contract. However, one of my colleagues informed me that the salary I receive is forbidden, on the grounds that what is built upon the forbidden is forbidden, intending by that what I paid in order to obtain the visit visa. Is this statement correct or not? Guide us, may Allah reward you with good.

Answer:
This requires a detailed explanation: If your agent performed the lawful means, by working to visit the officials until they granted you permission and allowed you to enter without lying, betrayal, or bribery, then there is no blame on you, because the money you paid him was in exchange for his effort for you, his visiting the officials, and his seeking permission for you to enter Yemen.
As for if his work was through the path of bribery, lying, and betrayal, then this is not permissible for you or for him, both of you. It is not permissible for you to assist him in falsehood and to be content with falsehood, and it is not permissible for him to do falsehood by using bribery and lying. So the obligatory thing is to distinguish and not to generalize. Yes.

The presenter: May Allah bless you.