The ruling on an employee accepting a gift if it was not requested by him

Question:
May Allah reward you with good, Honorable Shaykh. The questioner says: If a gift is presented to an employee without him asking for it, does he accept it or not?

Answer:
It is not permissible; this is a bribe. It is not permissible to present a gift to an employee, because this is not permissible, and it is not permissible for the employee to accept it, because this is the bribe. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) has cursed the one who gives the bribe and the one who takes it. The point is that the employee does not accept a gift from the petitioners or those who have dealings with him; he does not accept a gift from them, because this is the forbidden bribe. Yes.