Is it permissible for a teacher to accept a gift from his student or to attend a feast prepared for him?
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The questioner : Your Eminence, is it permissible for a teacher to accept a gift from his student? And is it permissible for him to go to a feast that this student prepared specifically for his teacher?
The Shaykh : Yes. As for the gift, it is not permissible for him to accept it, because the gift becomes his property. However, there is nothing wrong with accepting the invitation, because in accepting an invitation, a person does not own the food he eats.
The questioner : But specifically for this reason.
The Shaykh : Even if it were, there would be no harm in it. For this reason, the scholars permitted a judge to accept an invitation but prohibited him from accepting a gift, and this is the same case. Yes, but it is recommended for the teacher, out of consideration for the students, not to accept, not to accept, not to accept the invitation. Because if he accepts the invitation for this reason, another student will go to invite him, and his financial situation may be weak, causing him to strain himself. Therefore, the best course for him is to close the door. Yes.
The Shaykh : Yes. As for the gift, it is not permissible for him to accept it, because the gift becomes his property. However, there is nothing wrong with accepting the invitation, because in accepting an invitation, a person does not own the food he eats.
The questioner : But specifically for this reason.
The Shaykh : Even if it were, there would be no harm in it. For this reason, the scholars permitted a judge to accept an invitation but prohibited him from accepting a gift, and this is the same case. Yes, but it is recommended for the teacher, out of consideration for the students, not to accept, not to accept, not to accept the invitation. Because if he accepts the invitation for this reason, another student will go to invite him, and his financial situation may be weak, causing him to strain himself. Therefore, the best course for him is to close the door. Yes.