Ruling on opening shops in the name of another for an employee

Question:
May Allah the Exalted bless you. This questioner says: It is well known that an employee is prohibited from opening shops in his own name. If he opens them in the names of his brothers or others, is that permissible or not?

Answer:
Deceiving the system and lying is not permissible. As long as the government has prevented the employee from opening a shop because he is working in a job, he must not combine buying and selling with his official duties, because this interferes with his work. It is obligatory for him to be truthful. If he wishes to remain in the job, he stays; if he wishes to leave the job and go into buying and selling, he has the right to do so.
As for combining them while the one in authority prevents this, it is not permissible for him, and he must not put it in the name of another; because this is lying and deception. Likewise, the government prevents a foreigner from opening a shop or buying and selling for himself. The government prevents this because they came only as workers. If a person comes and opens a shop and leaves it in the name of a foreigner as a cover, this is not permissible because it is lying and deception.