Reference: Fataawa wa Rasaa.il Shaykh ‘Abdur-Razzaaq ‘Afeefee p472 no.12
Question: Is the paying of a bribe permissible?
Response: Paying a bribe is permissible in order to rid yourself of a harm which has oppressively befallen you, or to obtain your right which you are unable to do so without the [payment of a] bribe, with the condition that you can be certain that no greater harm occurs as a result [of you paying a bribe] such as your imprisonment or punishment.
