The Definition of Ghulul in Gifts to Officials and the Distinction Between It and Bribery

Question:
May Allah reward you. Honorable Shaykh, he says: What is the definition of ghulul in gifts to officials? Do services and assistance fall under this? Is it permissible for a student to drive his teacher in a car? And is it considered ghulul if an official fulfills a request for a traffic officer because he is a traffic officer?

Answer:
Ghulul means taking from the public treasury. A person takes from the public treasury without the permission of the one in authority; this is ghulul. It is when a person takes from the war spoils in jihad, taking from the war spoils in jihad before the division, or taking from the public treasury something for which the one in authority has not given him permission; this is considered ghulul. As for what is given to officials who perform people's tasks and complete transactions, this is not called ghulul; this is called bribery, this is called bribery. Yes.