What is the ruling on a judge accepting a gift, according to Abu Hanifa and his associates?

General Chapter

Al-Mughni

Book of Judiciary

Book 62 · Issue 3 · Bab 1

Open in Qurani

Primary text

Abu Hanifa and his associates hold that the acceptance of a gift by a judge is disliked (*makruh*) but not forbidden (*haram*). The established arguments regarding the resemblance of such gifts to bribery indicate the prohibition in other opinions.