Is a woman's assistance in collecting money to pay a person who is interceding for her daughter to get a government job considered aiding bribery?
Islam has greatly emphasized the prohibition of bribery, considering it among the major sins for which its perpetrator deserves condemnation and expulsion from Allah's mercy, as the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, said: "The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, cursed the one who gives and the one who takes a bribe." However, scholars have stipulated the permissibility of bribery for someone who cannot obtain their right except through it, in which case it is permissible for the briber and forbidden for the recipient. Based on this, if the girl is qualified for the job and deserves it more than others, it is permissible to pay a bribe to help her obtain her right.
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