The ruling on students giving gifts to teachers and the ruling on accepting them from them
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Question:
May Allah reward you. In her other question, she says: I have a female teacher whom I love for the sake of Allah, and I gave her a gift. Is that permissible or not?
Answer:
It is not permissible for a female teacher to accept gifts from female students, and likewise it is not permissible for male teachers to accept gifts from male students, because of the suspicion that arises regarding them in their dealings with these students who give them gifts. Since the professor grades the student and his answer, this gift might influence him with affection or bias. People also suspect him of this, and the giver feels he has influence over him, feeling that the teacher will be lenient with him, and so on. Therefore, the teacher, whether male or female, should avoid accepting gifts from students. Yes.
May Allah reward you. In her other question, she says: I have a female teacher whom I love for the sake of Allah, and I gave her a gift. Is that permissible or not?
Answer:
It is not permissible for a female teacher to accept gifts from female students, and likewise it is not permissible for male teachers to accept gifts from male students, because of the suspicion that arises regarding them in their dealings with these students who give them gifts. Since the professor grades the student and his answer, this gift might influence him with affection or bias. People also suspect him of this, and the giver feels he has influence over him, feeling that the teacher will be lenient with him, and so on. Therefore, the teacher, whether male or female, should avoid accepting gifts from students. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، 5215- حكم إهداء الطلاب الهدايا للمعلمين وحكم قبولها منهم - الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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