The Ruling on Students’ Gifts to the Supervisor of Qur’an Memorization Circles

Question:
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. He says: I am the supervisor of Qur’an memorization circles and I do so for the sake of Allah, and I do not receive a salary for it. He says: I am the supervisor of Qur’an memorization circles and I do so for the sake of Allah, so I do not receive a salary for it. Some of the students in the circle give me gifts. Do these fall under the category of gifts to employees?

Answer:
No, you are not an employee. You say that you have no salary and that you do it for the sake of Allah, so there is no harm in it. However, being scrupulous about them and leaving them so that your reward is pure is better for you. But we do not say that they are forbidden or that they are a bribe. No, a bribe is what is given to an official. Yes.