Is it permissible for her to accept gifts from the mothers of children whom she teaches in their homes?.

I read in a fatwa, that said: "It is not permissible for workers who
receive salaries in return for the work they do to accept tips or
gift."I work as a private tutor for some children in their homes, and
from time to time the mothersgive me some gifts such as fruit and the
like, in addition to my salary.
My question is:
Is it permissible for me to accept these gifts? They do not give them
tome by way of a bribe; rather it is by way of kindness and as a
friendly gesture. What is the ruling if these gifts are haraam? What
should I do with regard to the gifts I have accepted in the past? Is
there any expiation for that? Do I have to return them? I do not
remember exactly how many those gifts were. These mothers also
sometimes make food and give me some of it when I am in their houses;
is it permissible for me to eat this food? Iam confused and I need
advice.
Praise be to Allaah.
If you are teaching thesechildren outside of regular school and you do
not have any authority over them with regard to their grades or their
passing or failing, then there is nothing wrong with youteaching them
in their homes and the gifts that they give you are also permissible,
whether they are in the form of food or other things.
But if you are teaching them in school, it is not permissible for you
to accept these gifts from their mothers, because that comes under the
heading of bribes.
Shaykh Ibn 'Uthaymeen (may Allah have mercy on him) said:
It is not permissible for the teacher to accept a gift from the
student, because this comes under the general meaning of the hadeeth
narrated by Ahmad in al-Musnad: "Gifts to workers are ghulool (wealth
stolen from the war booty or the bayt al-maal of the Muslims)." And
because gifts create love, as it says in the hadeeth: "Exchange
giftswith one another, you will love one another." And if the
teacher's love for this student increases, there is the fear that she
may show favouritism. So the teacher has to refuse thegift and say: I
cannot accept it.
End quote from Liqa' al-Baab al-Maftooh, 225/16
The scholars of the Standing Committee were asked:
I am a teacher in a school for eradicating illiteracy. Halfway through
the school year, when the results are done and certificates
aredistributed, I receive a number of gifts which I accepted after
they insisted and threatened to become upset in somecases. What is the
ruling on that? Is it permissible for me to accept them? Isit is
regarded as a bribe?
They replied: Giving giftsto teachers in regular schools – government
schools or otherwise – comes under the heading of bribes and it is not
permissible to givethem or accept them.
The Prophet (blessings and peace of Allah be upon him) forbade gifts
to workers. It is narratedfrom him in a saheeh hadeeth from Abu Humayd
as-Saa'idi (may Allah be pleased with him) that he said: "Gifts to
workers are ghulool (wealth stolen from the war booty or the bayt
al-maal of the Muslims).".Narrated by Ahmad and others.

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