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Resorting to bribery in order to gain admission into college

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Q: My question is that I am not getting admission into engineering college of my choice and also where I got it’s far away from my place of staying and is not good, so is it permissible in such situations to give donations to get admission into college of my choice which is near to my place?

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A: Avoid bribery.

And Allah Ta’ala (الله تعالى) knows best.

عن سليمان بن يسار، أن رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم كان يبعث عبد الله بن رواحة فيخرص بينه وبين اليهود ، قال: فجمعوا حليا من حلي نسائهم، فقالوا: هذا لك، وخفف عنا، وتجاوز في القسمة، فقال: يا معشر اليهود، والله إنكم لمن أبغض خلق الله إلي، وما ذاك بحاملي أن أحيف عليكم، أما الذي عرضتم من الرشوة، فإنها سحت وإنا لا نأكلها، قالوا: بهذا قامت السموات والأرض. (موطا إمام محمد #832)

Answered by:

Mufti Ebrahim Salejee (Isipingo Beach)

This answer was collected from MuftiOnline.co.za, where the questions have been answered by Mufti Zakaria Makada (Hafizahullah), who is currently a senior lecturer in the science of Hadith and Fiqh at Madrasah Ta’leemuddeen, Isipingo Beach, South Africa.