The ruling on a teacher accepting gifts from students
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The questioner:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. A questioner says: What is the ruling on returning a gift from students if they give it to us, knowing that they give it to us and say that they do not intend anything by it, but rather it is out of love for the teacher?
The Shaykh:
It is not permissible for a teacher to take gifts from students; it is not permissible for him to do so, because this leads him to be unjust toward those who gave him. He becomes unjust with them in correcting their answers and increases their grades. So it is not permissible for him to do that. He should block this door.
The questioner:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. A questioner says: In the hadith that...
The Shaykh:
This is considered a bribe. Giving the teacher from the student is considered a bribe. Yes.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. A questioner says: What is the ruling on returning a gift from students if they give it to us, knowing that they give it to us and say that they do not intend anything by it, but rather it is out of love for the teacher?
The Shaykh:
It is not permissible for a teacher to take gifts from students; it is not permissible for him to do so, because this leads him to be unjust toward those who gave him. He becomes unjust with them in correcting their answers and increases their grades. So it is not permissible for him to do that. He should block this door.
The questioner:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. A questioner says: In the hadith that...
The Shaykh:
This is considered a bribe. Giving the teacher from the student is considered a bribe. Yes.
Source
المنتقى من أخبار سيد المرسلين 22-06-1439هـ — alfawzan.live (42:46)
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