For Newbies, this segment is where we bring you some Ramadan messages, quotes and words to ponder over.
Today’s quote ” shy away from bribery for it’s a major sin”
In Islam, bribery represents anything that is offered in order to obtain the invalidation of what is correct or an endorsement of a wrong action. Not only is this unlawful, it is a major sin, as Allah The Almighty Says (what means): (And do not consume one another’s wealth unjustly or send it [in bribery] to the rulers in order that [they might aid] you [to] consume a portion of the wealth of the people in sin, while you know [it is unlawful].) [Quran 2:188]. Ath-Thahabi commented that, “or send it [in bribery] to the rulers”, means: do not buy them off with this wealth or induce them to confer to you the rights of others, while knowing of its impermissibility.
Those who accept bribes are, undoubtedly, consuming an ill-gotten gain, and are extremely dispraised and defamed by Allah The Almighty, who Says (what means), {And you see many of them hastening into sin and aggression and the devouring of [what is] unlawful. How wretched is what they have been doing.} [Quran 5:62]
When bribery becomes rampant in societies, it leads to a loss of rights and prevalence of injustice and corruption. That is why, as ‘Abdullaah ibn ‘Amr narrates, the Prophet “cursed the one who offers bribes and the one who accepts them.”
ALLAHU MUSTA’EEN
