Is paying money for mediation to enter the Police Academy permissible or forbidden?
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All praise is due to Allah, and prayers and peace be upon the Messenger of Allah, and upon his family and companions. As for what follows:
If the police academy is free from Shariah violations – which is rare – then it is permissible to pay a bribe to gain admission, provided that there is no one else more deserving of admission. This is because the forbidden bribe is that which leads to the nullification of a right or the establishment of falsehood. However, that which leads to the establishment of a right is not a bribe for the giver, even if it is a bribe for the receiver.
And Allah knows best.
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