Bringing in disbelievers to work in factories and in Muslim lands

The questioner:
May Allah have mercy on him. The first question is from one of the honorable brothers, and he says: After the introduction, we all appreciate your noble efforts, both what you have done and what you are doing, in serving Islam and Muslims. We consider you to be upon good, and we do not declare anyone pure before Allah, but Allah, Glorified and Exalted is He, alone possesses perfection. We wish to draw Your Eminence’s attention, and you are, praise be to Allah, people of good, and there is good in you. I swear to you by the Great Allah that what prompted me to write this letter is nothing but my love for you, because you are, first and last, responsible for every detail in this country, and Allah will ask you about this trust. He continued on this topic and spoke about the employment of disbelievers in the many factories, and the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) recommended in his deathbed illness… to the end of it. The brother said that the visas bring in disbelievers from the countries of disbelievers, one hundred percent disbelievers, until it has become the case in many jobs, especially in the new industrial cities, that Muslims are unable to declare their faith and their prayers for fear of the disbelievers, and they are in the land of Islam. Then he said that the managers in the factories, eighty-eight percent of the factories in the Kingdom have disbelievers as their managers, and they make things difficult for the praying people. And this is from the reality of work, not from imagination. To the end of it. Then at the end, he begs Your Eminence to appear on television, because you have written a lot and advised a lot, but those who read you are 15%, whereas those who will hear you on television are truly 85%. Would you accept, even for a quarter of an hour every day, to give advice to Muslims? To the end of this topic. This is a long topic, I mean.

The Shaykh:
We ask Allah for good. May Allah reward you with good. We will do what we can, if Allah wills, in this and other matters. We will do what we can. The scholars have also done this and asked the state to take care of removing disbelievers and to strive to reduce them to the minimum, except where there is an extreme necessity. We ask Allah to make the means beneficial. We will follow up on this much, if Allah wills, and we will do what we can in that. We ask Allah to rectify the state and grant it success in all good, to rectify its inner circle, and to protect us from the evil of disbelievers and those who call for bringing them in and who make bringing them in appealing. We ask Allah to protect us from the evil of all of them. There is no doubt that cooperation is obligatory, and it is not specific to me alone. Rather, this is upon me and others. I am not responsible alone. Rather, there are many responsible people among the scholars, princes, and notables of the land, and they are all responsible for obeying Allah and His Messenger, and they are all responsible for striving to remove what Allah and His Messenger have forbidden, and to reduce the employment of disbelievers, or to eliminate it entirely, so that only a Muslim man and a Muslim woman are employed, and so that the employment of disbelievers is completely excluded, whether in factories or elsewhere, as long as there is someone found to take their place and suffice for them, then that is required. We ask Allah to help the government in all good, to rectify its inner circle, to help it in all good, to prevent it from all evil, and to grant the rulers of Muslims everywhere success in what brings His pleasure and what brings the well-being of the people and the land. But all of this is not enough. Supplication is a right, supplication is a right for every Muslim, but along with supplication, action is necessary. Action is necessary from the princes, scholars, and notables of the land in every place. This is not specific to one scholar over another, nor to one judge over another, nor to a specific person among the leaders and princes. Each has his share, each has his share of the obligation, and helping the state in repelling evil, in promoting good, and in eliminating the causes of corruption. The state is in need of those who help and support it in all good. We ask Allah for more success for it, and we ask Allah to grant our scholars and all the scholars of Muslims everywhere success in what pleases Allah and brings nearness to Him, and to grant the general Muslims and their notables success in cooperating in righteousness and piety and hastening to all good, and that they not belittle themselves regarding good. Rather, it is obligatory for the believer not to belittle himself, but to strive his utmost in all good and contribute to all good, so that good increases and evil decreases. And Allah is the One to be sought for help.
As for appearing on television, I swear to Allah that I still have some hesitation, because I know what has come regarding images and pictures and the warnings therein. Therefore, I do not appear, and my image is not shown except without my intention and without my seeking it. I still have hesitation regarding the matter of television and appearing in it, whether for advice or for a speech. But I seek guidance from Allah in this. Yes, if Allah wills.