Is paying a bribe ever permissible?

“It is not permissible for you to give the employee 100 dollars secretly as this is a bribe which you are giving him for him giving you the deal. Bribery is haraam in Islam. If you give him 100 dollars, you will be assisting him in corruption and you will also be sinful.”

“Bribery is prohibited in Islam. Consider the following hadith: Abdullah Ibn ‘Amr narrates that the Prophet, Sallallahu Alayhi Wa sallam, cursed the one who gives bribes and the one who accepts bribes.””

“It was Haraam to pay a bribe and thereby secure the government contract. Both the person that pays the bribe, and the one that receives the bribe, are equally guilty of sin. The consequences of bribery (without a valid reason) is disastrous in the hereafter.”

“Giving or receiving bribes is a major sin for which repentance is obligatory. Fortunately, the Mercy of Allah is vast, and He loves when His servants repent for their sins.”