Bribery and Corruption
319 questions
What is the ruling on a brother receiving haram money (bribes) that comes to him from employees without his solicitation, so that he may send it to someone who will dispose of it? And is this money permissible for those to whom it is sent, including the sister?
Is it permissible to pay a bribe to obtain a school certificate and pass the baccalaureate exam in order to pursue university studies?
What is the ruling on buying from a student of mine (who works as a seller) if I fear he might give me a special price out of need, even though he affirmed he would not?
Is a lunch invitation extended by a supplier company to an engineer at a contracting company considered permissible or forbidden (halal or haram), and should he accept it in the future or continue to refuse it, applying the standard of the hadith: "What is the matter with an agent whom I send, and he says, 'This is for you, and this was given to me as a gift'? Why did he not stay in his father's house or his mother's house to see whether anything would be gifted to him or not?"?
What is the ruling on benefiting from points awarded by airline booking websites that convert into money, whether the booking is for employees at the company's expense or their own, and how should these points be handled given the difficulty of distinguishing between the two?
Is what happened—the direct manager adding a percentage to the financial agreement between the two parties—considered a sin that falls upon the questioner? And is it permissible for the questioner and his friend to conclude a new agreement that includes the friend receiving a percentage of the contract value that he assigns to the questioner, knowing that the agreed-upon price represents two-thirds of the price the company deals with others, and that the friend will not provide any facilities to the questioner, and all payments will be transferred directly to him?
Am I entitled to take what shop owners offer me as "gasoline money" after purchasing from them, knowing that my employer does not give me enough for my work and deducts from my salary without just cause?