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Asking for a bribe

· 2 Rabiʻ I 1440 AH1 min readEnglish

Question

If someone has many subordinates (workers under him) who daily comes to him for approval of their work. Can he ask them to provide him with something to eat if they want their work to be done before others?

Answer

This is bribery.

And Allah Ta'ala (الله تعالى) knows best.

Answered by
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee (Isipingo Beach)
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