The Ruling on Students Giving Gifts to Their Teachers
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Question:
Some students say that they give their teachers gifts after the end of the school year, and they have already graduated from them. Does this count as gifts of corruption?
Answer:
Yes, yes, it is not corruption; this is bribery. Because the teacher is an employee, and he judges the student as passing or failing, so he rules on him. Therefore, it is not permissible for the student to give him anything, and it is not permissible for the teacher to take anything from the student, neither before the exam nor after the exam, as long as he is a student and this is his teacher, he does not take anything from the students. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you.
Some students say that they give their teachers gifts after the end of the school year, and they have already graduated from them. Does this count as gifts of corruption?
Answer:
Yes, yes, it is not corruption; this is bribery. Because the teacher is an employee, and he judges the student as passing or failing, so he rules on him. Therefore, it is not permissible for the student to give him anything, and it is not permissible for the teacher to take anything from the student, neither before the exam nor after the exam, as long as he is a student and this is his teacher, he does not take anything from the students. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you.
Source
شرح كتاب الكبائر للإمام محمد بن عبد الوهاب، بداية من باب تشييع الفاحشة في المؤمنين — islamhouse.com (1:03:35)
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