The ruling on a teacher accepting gifts from students
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Question:
They give us bags and some books, so do I own them? Or should I leave them at the school, given the hadith that means, “Do not sit in the house of your mother”?
Answer:
If the gifts are from the students, it is not permissible for you to accept them, because this is a bribe. However, if the gifts are from people other than the students, there is no suspicion in them, and there is no harm in taking them, because there is no suspicion involved.
They give us bags and some books, so do I own them? Or should I leave them at the school, given the hadith that means, “Do not sit in the house of your mother”?
Answer:
If the gifts are from the students, it is not permissible for you to accept them, because this is a bribe. However, if the gifts are from people other than the students, there is no suspicion in them, and there is no harm in taking them, because there is no suspicion involved.
Source
شرح بلوغ المرام من أدلة الأحكام [ صالح الفوزان ]، كتاب القضاء — islamhouse.com (1:00:47)
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