Ruling on a teacher accepting a gift from a student or attending his wedding feast
Machine translationRead the Arabic original
His Eminence the Shaykh: Is it permissible for a teacher to accept a gift from his student? And is it permissible for him to attend a wedding feast that this student prepared specifically for his teacher?
As for the gift, it is not permissible to accept it, because the gift becomes his property. As for accepting the invitation, there is nothing wrong with it, because in accepting an invitation, a person does not own the food he eats.
The questioner: Specifically for this teacher.
The Shaykh: Even if it were permissible, and for this reason, the scholars permitted a judge to accept an invitation but prohibited him from accepting a gift, and this is similar to that.
However, out of consideration for the students, the teacher should not accept the invitation; because if he accepts this invitation, another student will go to invite him, and perhaps his financial situation is weak and he will have to strain himself. So the best for him is to close the door.
As for the gift, it is not permissible to accept it, because the gift becomes his property. As for accepting the invitation, there is nothing wrong with it, because in accepting an invitation, a person does not own the food he eats.
The questioner: Specifically for this teacher.
The Shaykh: Even if it were permissible, and for this reason, the scholars permitted a judge to accept an invitation but prohibited him from accepting a gift, and this is similar to that.
However, out of consideration for the students, the teacher should not accept the invitation; because if he accepts this invitation, another student will go to invite him, and perhaps his financial situation is weak and he will have to strain himself. So the best for him is to close the door.