What is the ruling on accepting gifts and money given to a judge's son on the occasion of his success, especially if they are from lawyers or interested parties? Are these gifts considered forbidden, and what is the ruling on eating from a gift of sugar presented by a lawyer?

Most scholars consider gifts to a judge and those in similar public positions to be forbidden due to the suspicion of favoritism. If it is known that the reason for the gift is to gain favor with the father and to influence him and gain his favoritism, then it is a bribe, and accepting it is forbidden, even if it is outwardly directed to the son, because it is a means to approach the father. It was narrated that Umar ibn al-Khattab, may Allah be pleased with him, strongly disapproved of a gift presented to his wife by one of his officials and considered it an attempt to influence him. The children and wife of an official are his close kin, and approaching them with gifts for the purpose of influencing the official is a corrupt intention and an illicit means. The Hanafis hold that bribery of the judge's son or his scribe, with his knowledge and consent, is the same as bribing the judge himself. Bribery is anything used to establish falsehood or abolish truth, and it falls under the threat of curse. Caution must be exercised regarding anything whose cause is the father's position and the desire to gain his favoritism, unlike gifts that were customary before assuming the position.