Bribery: Is It Permissible for Bank Employees to Accept Tips for Faster Service?

Practical Laws of Islam as per the teachings of Imam Khamenei

Bribery: Is It Permissible for Bank Employees to Accept Tips for Faster Service?

English:

Question #1235:

The customers of a bank tip the employees of the bank in order to step up the pace of their work and give them preferential services. What is the view on receiving such money knowing that if the employee did not do anything for them, they will not give him any money?

Answer #1235:

It is not permissible for the employees to get such money for the job they have been hired to do and for which they receive a salary. Nor is it permissible for the customers to entice the employees by tipping them to finish their business because this practice is bound to spread corruption.

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