What is the ruling of Islamic law concerning the fatwas issued by some scholars, or those attributed to them, which permit Misyar marriage or gratuities for facilitating transactions (legalized bribery)?
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Misremarriage is valid if it fulfills its pillars and conditions. Bribery, as defined by Ibn Hazm, is what a person gives to have a false judgment rendered in his favor or to wrong someone. However, what is given to obtain a right or to repel injustice is not prohibited bribery; rather, it is permissible for the giver. But if it is given to repel a right or to obtain something false, then it is prohibited bribery.
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