Is it permissible for a person to offer a bribe to avert oppression or reclaim their due rights?

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If a person offers a bribe so that the judge rules falsely in their favor or repels a right due to them, they are cursed. However, if one offers a bribe to ward off injustice or to obtain what is rightfully due, there is no harm (*la ba'sa*). This view is held by 'Ata', Jabir ibn Zayd, and Al-Hasan, based on the reasoning that one is reclaiming their wealth, similar to ransoming a captive. Jabir ibn Zayd noted that in the time of Ziyad, offering such bribes was deemed most beneficial.