The ruling on a teacher taking a pen or a gift from a student
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Question:
Does the student’s pen during grading, or his accepting a gift from the student, fall under the items mentioned?
Answer:
It falls under bribery. It falls under bribery. No, he should not take anything from the student, because he is his teacher and a judge over him; he judges his answers. So the teacher should not take anything from the student. However, if he happens to need a pen and the student has one, and he borrows it temporarily—meaning he has no pen of his own—then that is a matter of leniency. But if he takes a gift or takes ownership of it, that is not permissible; it is considered part of bribery. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you
Does the student’s pen during grading, or his accepting a gift from the student, fall under the items mentioned?
Answer:
It falls under bribery. It falls under bribery. No, he should not take anything from the student, because he is his teacher and a judge over him; he judges his answers. So the teacher should not take anything from the student. However, if he happens to need a pen and the student has one, and he borrows it temporarily—meaning he has no pen of his own—then that is a matter of leniency. But if he takes a gift or takes ownership of it, that is not permissible; it is considered part of bribery. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، محاضرات في العقيدة والدعوة-02-مفتاح السعادة في الدنيا والآخرة|صالح الفوزان|كبار العلماء — youtube.com (51:48)
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