The Ruling on Selling Residency Permits and Work Contracts, and Paying Fees to the Sponsor
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Question:
The questioner asks: Is it permissible to buy and sell residency permits and work contracts? And is it permissible to pay amounts to the sponsor in exchange for renewal?
Answer:
These are administrative matters that must be referred to the state’s regulations, the government’s system. If the government’s system does not permit this matter and forbids it, then it is not permissible, because this involves disobedience to the one in authority. Furthermore, it involves lying and deception. So if the state’s system does not permit this matter, it is not permissible in the Shari'ah, because it involves disobedience to the one in authority, and it also involves lying and deception, as well as the excessive uncertainty (gharar), ignorance, and other issues present in it. Yes.
The questioner asks: Is it permissible to buy and sell residency permits and work contracts? And is it permissible to pay amounts to the sponsor in exchange for renewal?
Answer:
These are administrative matters that must be referred to the state’s regulations, the government’s system. If the government’s system does not permit this matter and forbids it, then it is not permissible, because this involves disobedience to the one in authority. Furthermore, it involves lying and deception. So if the state’s system does not permit this matter, it is not permissible in the Shari'ah, because it involves disobedience to the one in authority, and it also involves lying and deception, as well as the excessive uncertainty (gharar), ignorance, and other issues present in it. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، محاضرات في العقيدة والدعوة-088-مفهود العبادة في الإسلام|صالح الفوزان|كبار العلماء — youtube.com (1:23:59)
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