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The Ruling on Bringing Disbelievers into the Lands of the Muslims

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Question:
May Allah reward you, Honorable Shaykh Salih, for what you have presented. Before the truth, there are many questions on the core of the topic, and most of them are not so, but among the questions related to the topic is one about the ruling on dealing with disbelievers in terms of bringing them into this country in which the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said:
Expel the polytheists from the Arabian Peninsulaأخرجوا المشركين عن جزيرة العرب


Answer:
It is not permissible to bring disbelievers into these lands for the purpose of service in homes or companies as long as there are Muslims who can perform the work. It is not permissible to bring disbelievers except for tasks that Muslims are in dire necessity for and for which no Muslim is available to perform. In that case, there is no harm. As you heard, the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) hired 'Abd Allah ibn Urayq al-Laythi, who was a polytheist, to guide him to the path of the Hijrah. If no one is available to perform the work that Muslims are in dire necessity for except him, he is brought in. If he is brought in, he is a non-Muslim granted safe conduct. He has no involvement in the affairs of the Muslims; he is limited to his work and does not reside in the lands of the Muslims. He performs the work and then returns to his country. This is permissible in cases of dire necessity. Yes, yes. If we do not need them, we expel them. If they want to reside and own property, we drive them out. We do not let them own property and reside. Yes.
Source استقدام الكفار للخدمة في جزيرة العرب — alfawzan.live

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