The Prohibition of Bribery in Islam
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Question:
The questioner from Tunisia, who has used the initials (A. J.) as a code for his name, says: I am inquiring about the Islamic ruling on dealing with bribery in this age. What is the way to cure this chronic disease?
Answer:
Bribery is forbidden, and it is obligatory to guard against it. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) cursed the one who gives a bribe and the one who takes it. If a person bribes someone to do for him what Allah has forbidden, it is not permissible. For example, giving an employee a bribe so that he gives him preference over others, or gives him what is not lawful for him; this is not permissible. The point is: bribery is spending money to take what is not lawful for one, or to be given what is not lawful for one. It is not permissible for the doer or the taker, nor for the giver or the receiver; because it is cooperation in sin and aggression. And Allah the Exalted says: [Al-Ma'idah: 2]. So, giving a bribe to any person so that he does for him what is not permissible is forbidden for the taker and the giver, and for the intermediary between them as well. Therefore, in the authentic hadith, the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) cursed the one who gives a bribe and the one who takes it, and in a narration: and the one who conveys it, meaning: the intermediary between them. Yes.
The presenter: May Allah reward you, O Shaykh.
The questioner from Tunisia, who has used the initials (A. J.) as a code for his name, says: I am inquiring about the Islamic ruling on dealing with bribery in this age. What is the way to cure this chronic disease?
Answer:
Bribery is forbidden, and it is obligatory to guard against it. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) cursed the one who gives a bribe and the one who takes it. If a person bribes someone to do for him what Allah has forbidden, it is not permissible. For example, giving an employee a bribe so that he gives him preference over others, or gives him what is not lawful for him; this is not permissible. The point is: bribery is spending money to take what is not lawful for one, or to be given what is not lawful for one. It is not permissible for the doer or the taker, nor for the giver or the receiver; because it is cooperation in sin and aggression. And Allah the Exalted says:
but do not cooperate in sin and aggression
وَلا تَعَاوَنُوا عَلَى الإِثْمِ وَالْعُدْوَانِThe presenter: May Allah reward you, O Shaykh.
Source
binbaz.org.sa
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