The Meaning of Ghulul and the Ruling on Gifts to Employees

Question:
He says: What is the meaning of ghulul, and does it include gifts from workers and communication from work devices? And how do I avoid it?

Answer:
Ghulul is taking something from the public treasury without the permission of the one in authority. You are entrusted with some of the affairs of the state and you take without the permission of the one in authority. This is ghulul, or taking something from the war spoils in jihad before the division. This is ghulul.
It is not permissible. Likewise, gifts from workers—meaning employees—are ghulul, and may Allah protect us from it. Therefore, no gift is to be given to an employee, because this is a bribe. This gift is a bribe, a form of ghulul. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) cursed the one who gives a bribe and the one who takes it. So it is a major sin among the major sins. Therefore, no gift is to be given to an employee or an official, and no bribe is to be given to him. It is obligatory for him to perform his work and be content with the salary that the one in authority gives him.