What Does the Quran Say About Bribery?

The Quran addresses bribery in 1 verse across 1 surah. Below are all 1 verses with Arabic text and English translation.

وَلَا تَأۡكُلُوٓاْ أَمۡوَٰلَكُم بَيۡنَكُم بِٱلۡبَٰطِلِ وَتُدۡلُواْ بِهَآ إِلَى ٱلۡحُكَّامِ لِتَأۡكُلُواْ فَرِيقٗا مِّنۡ أَمۡوَٰلِ ٱلنَّاسِ بِٱلۡإِثۡمِ وَأَنتُمۡ تَعۡلَمُونَ

And do not eat up your property among yourselves for vanities, nor use it as bait for the judges, with intent that ye may eat up wrongfully and knowingly a little of (other) people's property.

Quran 2:188

What Does the Hadith Say About Bribery?

Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) also addressed bribery in the Hadith. Read all related narrations from Sahih Bukhari.

Read Hadith about Bribery

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