Boycoting the shops of Hindu laborers in the neighborhood

The questioner:
May Allah reward you. The questioner says: There is a shop in our neighborhood where we live.

The Shaykh:
If they had pressed us with this matter that occupies us, no one would remove it from the mosque. Yes.

The questioner:
Peace be upon you. The questioner says: There are food shops in our neighborhood where we live, in which laborers of the Hindu religion sell for their own account.

The Shaykh:
Where do we find them?

The questioner:
There are food shops in our neighborhood where we work.

The Shaykh:
The barber.

The questioner:
Food shops in which laborers of the Hindu religion sell for their own account. Do you see it as permissible to boycott them and not buy from them for the sake of Allah the Exalted?

The Shaykh:
The authorities prevent the imported workers from buying and selling for themselves; they were imported only for work, and they are given salaries by those who imported them, and they do not buy and sell for themselves. This is prohibited; the authorities have prohibited it, and it causes harm to the people and competition with the people of the country. This is prohibited by law and by the Shari'ah. This is one aspect. The second aspect is that it is not permissible to employ Hindus or others; it is not permissible to employ them in the lands of the Muslims. So whoever wants to import workers should fear Allah and not import anyone but Muslims. Yes.