Is it permissible to offer a bribe to obtain a housing certificate in a specific neighborhood in a city where studying necessitates it, knowing that housing is indeed available but in a different neighborhood?
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Bribery is one of the major sins, and its prohibition is affirmed in the Quran and Sunnah. However, it is permissible if it becomes the only means to establish a right, such as paying it to obtain a right that belongs to you if no other means are available.
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