The Ruling on Saudization
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The questioner:
Sa'd is with us on the line, go ahead, Sa'd. Peace be upon you. And upon you, peace.
The Shaykh:
And upon you be peace.
The questioner:
I have two questions. The first question is about Saudization: is it permissible or not?
The Shaykh:
Saudization is not permissible, my brother; it is forbidden, and it is consuming wealth unjustly. Do you hear me, my brother? Be patient. I say that Saudization is not permissible because it is consuming wealth unjustly. And because it is a deception of the system. The government wants to employ the locals. So the one who does Saudization means he gives them dirhams, and they do not work, just so he can take their names and claim that they are working for him. And this is lying and deception, and it is not permissible. Yes.
Sa'd is with us on the line, go ahead, Sa'd. Peace be upon you. And upon you, peace.
The Shaykh:
And upon you be peace.
The questioner:
I have two questions. The first question is about Saudization: is it permissible or not?
The Shaykh:
Saudization is not permissible, my brother; it is forbidden, and it is consuming wealth unjustly. Do you hear me, my brother? Be patient. I say that Saudization is not permissible because it is consuming wealth unjustly. And because it is a deception of the system. The government wants to employ the locals. So the one who does Saudization means he gives them dirhams, and they do not work, just so he can take their names and claim that they are working for him. And this is lying and deception, and it is not permissible. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [3701] حكم السعودة - صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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