The Ruling on Employing Disbelieving Servants and the Duty of the State and Muslims

Question:
If employing disbelievers is forbidden, why does the state allow the employment of servants, maids, and drivers, considering that there are Arab countries whose people are unemployed? Why do we employ them and order people to employ them?

Answer:
As you heard, the state is not infallible, the scholars are not infallible, and every individual is not infallible. The state may err, a scholar may err, and a person may err. The state may be in a difficult position facing many requests. However, it is obligatory for it to prevent the brothers from employing them. We have heard that a general directive was issued by the Minister of the Interior to prohibit the employment of maids, servants, and drivers who are disbelievers. The man implemented that, and we hope it will also be implemented for workers, including the workers. We ask Allah to grant the state success so that it prevents the employment of workers, for there is sufficiency and wealth among the Muslims. We ask Allah for further success for the state, along with the rectification of the inner circle. The state is from you and for you, so benefit it with supplication and advice. You should strive not to bring in disbelievers; you should take the initiative in this to assist the state and reduce this burden yourselves. The state is not infallible, so the existence of something from it is not a proof. The proof is what Allah said and what His Messenger said. As for the actions of the state, they are not a proof for anyone. Therefore, a person of intellect should not say, "I argue with so-and-so, or so-and-so, or with the action of the state." No.