Q : A questioner from Biljirshy, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, says, ''Is it permissible for me to pay a bribe to an official from among those who judge in cases, such as judges, heads of committees and those who make surveys of lands, taking into account that I can only take my right through paying a bribe? If I refuse to pay, I will lose my right and if I pay, I will obtain my right without encroaching upon the right of any other person. Is this permissible? What about the Hadith of the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) in which he said: Allah has cursed the briber, the bribed, and the mediator between them."
A : It is impermissible to pay a bribe to any official whether they are judges, rulers, or committees judging between people. There is no doubt that this is unlawful and it is one of the major sins according to the Hadith mentioned above and because this is a means to injustice and loss of the right of the one who does not pay it.