Bribery: Is It Permissible for Sellers to Give Purchasing Agents Gifts to Maintain Business?

Practical Laws of Islam as per the teachings of Imam Khamenei

Bribery: Is It Permissible for Sellers to Give Purchasing Agents Gifts to Maintain Business?

English:

Question #1244:

What is the ruling on money given by a seller to the purchasing agents working for government departments and private companies for the purpose of maintaining good business between them without adding to the actual price so far as the seller and the purchasing agent are concerned?

Answer #1244:

The seller is not allowed to pay such money to the purchasing agent, nor is the latter allowed to take the money. Whatever money the agent receives should be delivered to the department or the company.

-Imam Khamenei, Practical Laws of Islam, Importance and Conditions of Bribery - PDF Version Page 204