Bribery and Corruption
319 questions
What is the ruling on money given to an employee as an unsolicited gift, or that which he requests in exchange for forging documents?
What is the difference between bribery and a recompense (جعالة), and what is their ruling in Islam?
Is it permissible for an employee to accept a material gift (such as a pen or a notebook) from another company during work, on the condition that he does not benefit from it personally but rather places it at the workplace for everyone to use, especially if he is unable to refuse or return it due to his ignorance of the religious ruling or his forgetfulness?
Are the gifts given to the purchasing manager by companies after the completion of deals, permissible or forbidden?
Are the discounts you receive from suppliers, due to your long-standing work with them, and which you take for yourself without the client's knowledge, permissible or forbidden? And if forbidden, how can the taken amounts be returned without the client's knowledge?
Is it permissible for me to speak with the purchasing manager at the garment factory where I work so that he buys clothing supplies from my friend, on the condition that my friend's price and quality are better, and to inform him of the purchase prices the factory deals with, in exchange for me receiving a commission from my friend, separate from the factory?
Is paying money to an employee to obtain a university ID after his procrastination, and paying money to an electrician to allow the use of electricity until the bill is paid, considered forbidden bribery?
Is an employee who attempted to expose his boss's transgressions of corruption and bribery at work absolved of responsibility, even though his attempts were unsuccessful and led to harassment that might result in the termination of his contract?
Is it permissible or forbidden to take a commission from a printing press that a friend deals with to produce print materials for his company, without the company's knowledge, given that the price paid after the commission is less than what the company used to pay?
What is the ruling on giving a tip to a plumber, carpenter, or telephone company employee after they have completed their task, whether they requested it or it was given to them without a request, given that they receive a monthly salary from their employer?
Is the gift given to my son—who is an educational consultant that places students in universities—by one of the students who was admitted to the university, consisting of fruit baskets from their farm, permissible and blameless, or otherwise?
Is the payment of financial compensation by students to doctors, in exchange for the continuation of lectures in which they specialize in exam questions, considered a suspicion of bribery that falls upon them if they accept it?
Is the additional amount paid by the the company ($600) halal or haram?
Is it permissible for the husband to accept a percentage of the profit or wages from contractors transporting goods that he supervises for export?
Is the percentage agreed upon with a security guard for him to leave his job for me—with my prior intention to donate a tenth of my wealth if Allah grants me a job—considered charity or a bribe? And what is the ruling on this action?
What is the ruling of Islamic law on paying a sum of money to an employee to facilitate military service near one's place of residence in order to reduce expenses?
What is the ruling on reducing the taxes imposed on shop owners in exchange for receiving a sum of money from them?
Is paying an employee money to expedite the delivery of a service considered a bribe?
Is the money taken in exchange for helping an electrician win a bid for network installation in the questioner's company, along with supervising the execution and sharing the profits with him, unlawful money, and to whom should it be returned if it is?
What is the ruling on inviting someone to a feast or giving them a gift in exchange for hiring them for a job, and what is the ruling on the money they will subsequently earn from this job?
What is the ruling on taking a personal commission percentage from companies one deals with, and is it permissible to continue taking the customary commission percentages without the knowledge of the employer who delays salaries and commissions and deducts from them?
Is paying a portion of the customs reduction commission to government employees considered a bribe, and is money earned thereby unlawful? Is taking a full financial bonus through a fictitious invoice to avoid taxes unlawful? And how can money earned thereby be purified?
What is the ruling on taking a 2% commission from companies as a purchasing manager, knowing that the prices are lower than market price, purchases are made according to consumption and long shelf life, and after price comparisons?
Is it permissible to pay money to get a job, while not knowing if the person is truly deserving of it, after having searched for work through permissible means without success?