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    Question ID: 46414Country: India

    Title: Interest amount to pay bribes to get work done in govt. offices.

    Question: I do not use the interest money received from the bank account or fixed deposits for my or family's personal use. I have learnt thru Darul Ifta that it can be used to pay income tax or give away in charity. My question is can this interest money be used to pay bribes in the government offices to get work done? Government offices and officers are so corrupt that without paying them nothing moves forward.

    Answer ID: 46414

    Bismillah hir-Rahman nir-Rahim !

    (Fatwa: 1083/701/L=1434) It is not lawful to pay bribe with interest money.

    Allah (Subhana Wa Ta'ala) knows Best

    Darul Ifta,

    Darul Uloom Deoband, India