A female teacher accepting a gift from a young student
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. This is a woman asking, and she says that she is an elementary school teacher for female students, and a young student brought her a gift, which she accepted; because she says she felt that if she did not accept it, she would hurt this student. Is that permissible for her?
Answer:
If she has a salary or a reward, it is not permissible for her to take gifts from the students. But if she has no salary and no reward, there is no harm.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. This is a woman asking, and she says that she is an elementary school teacher for female students, and a young student brought her a gift, which she accepted; because she says she felt that if she did not accept it, she would hurt this student. Is that permissible for her?
Answer:
If she has a salary or a reward, it is not permissible for her to take gifts from the students. But if she has no salary and no reward, there is no harm.
Source
شرح إغاثة اللهفان من مصائد الشيطان لابن القيم، ذكر الآثار عن التابعين — islamhouse.com (1:03:22)
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