Presents and Gifts: Exchanging Gifts Purchased with Public Funds

Practical Laws of Islam as per the teachings of Imam Khamenei

Presents and Gifts: Exchanging Gifts Purchased with Public Funds

English:

Question #1726:

Suppose a company gave a present, in exchange for another one which was presented to them and paid for by public funds. What is the ruling?

Answer #1726:

Should the present have been given in return for another one paid for by public money, it should be deposited in the public coffers.

-Imam Khamenei, Practical Laws of Islam, Importance and Conditions of Presents and Gifts