Observing the regulations in traffic transactions and other matters
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Question:
A man has a driver's license that expired a year ago. The Ministry of Interior has decided that anyone who delays renewing their license must pay a financial fine. However, this person who delayed renewing his license took it to someone he knows at the traffic department to have the fine waived or the prescribed amount reduced. Is this permissible in the Shari'ah, or not?
Answer:
If this is done through lying or betrayal, it is not permissible. But if it is done through the officials, and they have a system that reduces the penalty for some people, such as the poor or others, then that is a different matter. But if it is done through lying and deception, it is not permissible. People are equal in this regard.
A man has a driver's license that expired a year ago. The Ministry of Interior has decided that anyone who delays renewing their license must pay a financial fine. However, this person who delayed renewing his license took it to someone he knows at the traffic department to have the fine waived or the prescribed amount reduced. Is this permissible in the Shari'ah, or not?
Answer:
If this is done through lying or betrayal, it is not permissible. But if it is done through the officials, and they have a system that reduces the penalty for some people, such as the poor or others, then that is a different matter. But if it is done through lying and deception, it is not permissible. People are equal in this regard.
Source
binbaz.org.sa
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