Fatwa #2912415 May 2014India
Is giving bribes permissible? Praying Salaah behind a barelwi Imam
Question
1.is giving bribe for ones own right permissible
2.how is a salah behind a barelwi imam with shirkya aqaid of ilm gaib ,haajat rayaan and mushkil kush
is the salah behind him valid ,what to do if no other masjid is there in the vicinity.
Answer
In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful.
As-salāmu ‘alaykum wa-rahmatullāhi wa-barakātuh.
It is impermissible to give bribes except in certain cases, such as prevention from oppression etc. Accordingly, if a person is being oppressed and the only way to secure his own right is by giving a bribe, it will be permissible.[1]
In principle, Salāh is invalid behind an Imām who holds beliefs that take him out of the fold of Islām. Therefore, it is advised that one refrain from praying behind the Imām in reference, and should pray on his own.[2]
And Allah Ta’āla Knows Best
Muntasir Zaman
Student Darul Iftaa
USA
Checked and Approved by,
Mufti Ebrahim Desai.
[1] فتاوى قاضيخان (2/ 286)
ومنها اذا دفع الرشوة لخوف على نفسه أو ماله وهذه الرشوة حرام على الآخذ غير حرام على الدافع * وكذا اذا طمع في ماله فرشاه بعض المال * ومنها اذا دفع الرشوة ليستوي أمره عند السلطان حل له الدفع ولا يحل للآخذ أن يأخذ
[2] تبيين الحقائق شرح كنز الدقائق وحاشية الشلبي (1/ 134)
حَاصِلُهُ إنْ كَانَ هَوَى لَا يَكْفُرُ بِهِ صَاحِبُهُ يَجُوزُ مَعَ الْكَرَاهَةِ، وَإِلَّا فَلَا
فتواى دار العلوم ديوبند 170/3