BRIBERY IS NEVER OKAY, EVER

Heard in one of the sermons by a cool, black Muslim in the U.S.:

"It is better to admit that you are weak and therefore you have to subscribe to and use bribery in your dealings than to making excuses, like, `everyone's doing it, I'm forced to do it as well', `its how the game is played', `if I don't do it, I won't get the contract'...and so forth and so on".

Bribery, usury are hideous and should be avoided. Period. God willing. God help us all.