What is the ruling on paying immediate financial penalties with an increase, and what is the ruling on activating a bank account by submitting proof that was renewed through bribery, knowing that activation is not possible without residency?
The question contained two parts: the first about increasing the penalty fine for late payment, and the second about the ruling on a bank account activated using a valid proof document obtained through bribery. There is no objection to benefiting from the bank account, and the bribery does not affect it due to the separation of the entities. However, the person who paid the bribe bears the sin, and they must repent and seek forgiveness, for bribery is among the great sins. Indeed, "the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) cursed the briber and the bribed."
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