وَلَا تَأْكُلُوٓا۟ أَمْوَٰلَكُم بَيْنَكُم بِٱلْبَٰطِلِ وَتُدْلُوا۟ بِهَآ إِلَى ٱلْحُكَّامِ لِتَأْكُلُوا۟ فَرِيقًۭا مِّنْ أَمْوَٰلِ ٱلنَّاسِ بِٱلْإِثْمِ وَأَنتُمْ تَعْلَمُونَ ﴿١٨٨﴾
你们不要借诈术而侵蚀别人的财产，不要以别人的财产贿赂官吏，以便你们明知故犯地借罪行而侵蚀别人的一部分财产。
Haram Money & business
Is bribery haram?
Short answer
Yes. The Prophet ﷺ cursed the one who gives a bribe and the one who takes it. The Quran forbids using wealth to reach judges so as to take part of other people's property wrongfully (2:188).
Evidence
Quran
Hadith
Sunan Abi Dawud 3580 Grade: Al-Albani: Sahih · Muhammad Muhyi Al-Din Abdul Hamid: Sahih · Zubair Ali Zai: Isnaad Hasan
Narrated Abdullah ibn Amr ibn al-'As: The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) cursed the one who bribes and the one who takes bribe
Arabic text (with chain of narrators)
حَدَّثَنَا أَحْمَدُ بْنُ يُونُسَ، حَدَّثَنَا ابْنُ أَبِي ذِئْبٍ، عَنِ الْحَارِثِ بْنِ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ، عَنْ أَبِي سَلَمَةَ، عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ عَمْرٍو، قَالَ لَعَنَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم الرَّاشِيَ وَالْمُرْتَشِيَ .
This is general information, not a fatwa. For your own situation, ask a qualified scholar.
Questions about halal and haram
Is bribery haram?
Yes. The Prophet ﷺ cursed the one who gives a bribe and the one who takes it. The Quran forbids using wealth to reach judges so as to take part of other people's property wrongfully (2:188).