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Is it permissible for a middle-man to take income of bribes?

Published as Income from bribes as a middle-man

· 5 Shaʻban 1447 AH1 min readEnglish

Question

Assalamu alaikum. Is it permissible for a middle-man to take income of bribes?

Scenario: Amr works for Home Affairs. Zaid is the middleman. Zaid has contact with Amr. Amr can fast process visa applications on Zaids’ request for a fee of R.5000 per application. Amr can fast process applications and grant visas, even if all paperwork is above board or not. Zaid charges his clients R.8000, saying he can get the application sorted out. Zaid pays R.5000 to Amr. Will the R.3000 be Halal income for Zaid?

Jazakallah Khairan

Answer

Respected Brother The answer to your query is as follows:

It will not be permissible to make an income as a middleman between the person paying the bribe and receiving it.

References (Arabic / Urdu sources)

وقال الجصاص في أحكام القرآن (٢/٥٤١) ووجه آخر من الرشوة، وهو الذي يرشو السلطان لدفع ظلمه عنه، فهذه الرشوة محرمة على أخذها غير محظورة على معطيها، انتهى. وقال الجصاص في شرح كتاب أدب القاضي (ص

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Mufti Umar Farooq Rangila
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