Is contracting permissible or impermissible, knowing that it involves bribes and paying money to the contractor to take over the project?
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The basic ruling for contracting is permissibility, as it is a type of (leasing/hiring) for a permissible act for a known wage. It becomes forbidden if it involves bribery or deception. The one who engages in bribery is cursed, and the deceiver is not one of the Muslims. The Muslim is commanded to seek lawful sustenance.
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