Bribery: Are Festive Gifts to Bank Employees Permissible If They Influence Service?

Practical Laws of Islam as per the teachings of Imam Khamenei

Bribery: Are Festive Gifts to Bank Employees Permissible If They Influence Service?

English:

Question #1236:

Some bank customers, due to certain current customs give the bank employees festive presents and think otherwise the employees would not perform their works in a proper way. What is the ruling in this matter?

Answer #1236:

Should giving away such presents result in preferential treatment that would inevitably lead to corruption or impinging on the rights of the other customers, the customers are not allowed to do so, nor are the employees allowed to receive such presents.

-Imam Khamenei, Practical Laws of Islam, Importance and Conditions of Bribery - PDF Version Page 202