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Is the reception of a luxurious box of sweets from a Chinese contractor by a contracts employee at a telecommunications company, after the signing of a contract between the two parties, considered "ghulul" (unlawful taking from public property/betrayal of trust)?

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If the company authorizes employees to accept such gifts, then there is no harm in them. Otherwise, they are considered unlawful misappropriation (ghulool).

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