Bribery and Corruption
160 questions
What is the ruling on taking a commission from manufacturing companies in exchange for researching and corresponding on their behalf with a merchant, while also taking a fee for time from the merchant himself, given that the merchant is unaware of the commission the intermediary receives, and that this commission is sometimes added to the price of the commodity, thereby increasing the price for the merchant?
Is it permissible to take a commission from the buyer when selling tires that are not included in the sales target and go into the company's account without benefit to the seller, given that he is an intermediary between the company and the buyer?
Is it permissible for a doctor to take a commission from companies supplying orthopedic accessories with which he deals, knowing that the price of these accessories is fixed for the patient regardless of whether the doctor takes a commission?
Is the percentage taken by salespeople and purchasing agents from some suppliers, without the employer's knowledge, permissible (halal) or forbidden (haram)? And if it is forbidden, does silence about it constitute a sin for whoever knows about it?
Is paying a sum of money to car dealership employees in exchange for pricing spare parts, knowing that the money is paid from one's private salary, considered a bribe?
Is paying a sum of money to someone who sought to employ me considered bribery, and is it due to the first seeker or the second after the second one completed the employment?
Is a responsible employee's request for a percentage of a project's profits from a company in exchange for his facilitations and efforts considered a forbidden bribe, and is it permissible for the executing company to accept this offer under duress?
What is the ruling on offering a sum of money to a government employee to expedite a very urgent transaction, with the belief that it is a bribe, and can atonement be made for that later?
What is the ruling on a maintenance company manager who subcontracts with other companies and takes a commission from them without the knowledge of the company owner?
Must an employee who received a gift (accommodation expenses covered) from a company client repay the accommodation expenses to the company that paid for them, especially since the gift was given to the employee personally and not to the company?
Is it permissible to award a tender to a company owned by a relative in exchange for a percentage of its profits without the knowledge of the parent company?
Is it permissible to pay a bribe to get a job in a company that hires no one except through it, knowing that the company does not choose the most competent and that the hiring conditions do not fully apply to me?
Is dealing with government projects through direct purchase or direct assignment, which involves invitations to certain individuals, influence from those in positions of power, and personal demands such as partnership or a percentage, considered Islamically permissible, or does it fall under the ruling of bribery, knowing that the person does not receive any money until after the award and completion of works? And what is the ruling on requesting partnership by paying a sum of money or providing liquidity?
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?"?
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?