Hadith on Bribery: Taking bribes is an act of lesser unbelief

Abu al-Ahwas reported: Ibn Mas’ud, may Allah be pleased with him, said, “Bribery to receive a favorable judgement is an act of unbelief, and between people it is illicit.”

Source: al-Mu’jam al-Kabīr lil-Ṭabarānī 9100

Grade: Sahih li ghayrihi (authentic due to external evidence) according to Al-Albani

عَنْ أَبِي الْأَحْوَصِ عَنِ ابْنِ مَسْعُودٍ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ قَالَ الرِّشْوَةُ فِي الْحُكْمِ كُفْرٌ وَهِيَ بَيْنَ النَّاسِ سُحْتٌ

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