The Effects of Bribery on Muslim Society
Question :
What are the ill effects of bribery on the Muslims in their dealings?
Answer:
The answer to this question is clear from the answer to the preceding question. Here are some of additional evil consequences of bribery:
_The weak are wronged; their rights are usurped, or at least are delayed.
_The character of someone who takes a bribe is stained, whether he is a judge or anybody else.
_The one who takes a bribe allows his desires to overcome what is right for him to do.
A briber is subject to Allah's anger, to punishment and ignominy in this world and in the Hereafter, for Allah Almighty may delay a punishment or hasten it as He Almighty wills; He Almighty may also combine punishment for somebody in this life and in the Hereafter. In an authentic Hadith the Prophet ﷺ said:
"No sin is more deserving that Allah hasten the punishment for its practitioner in this life, along with what He saves for him of it in the Hereafter, than tyranny and severing family ties."
And for sure, bribery and other forms of oppression all come under the tyranny that Allah Almighty forbade us from. May Allah send blessings upon Muhammad, upon his family. and upon his Companions.
Source:
The Permanent Committee
Fatawa Islamiyah, Vol. 8 Pages 144-145
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