The Ruling on Employing Hindu Labor
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Question:
This questioner says: Is it permissible to employ Hindu labor if one is unable to bring in Muslims?
Answer:
The claim of inability is not correct; the ability exists, and the Muslims are numerous, praise be to Allah. It is not difficult to bring in Muslims, so it is not permissible to bring in disbelievers. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) ordered their expulsion from the Arabian Peninsula, so how can we bring them in? Also, they corrupt our lands and spread their disbelief. They call to disbelief. How can we bring them into our lands, while our Muslim brothers are present, numerous, and in need of employment, more so than anyone else? Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you, Honorable Shaykh,
This questioner says: Is it permissible to employ Hindu labor if one is unable to bring in Muslims?
Answer:
The claim of inability is not correct; the ability exists, and the Muslims are numerous, praise be to Allah. It is not difficult to bring in Muslims, so it is not permissible to bring in disbelievers. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) ordered their expulsion from the Arabian Peninsula, so how can we bring them in? Also, they corrupt our lands and spread their disbelief. They call to disbelief. How can we bring them into our lands, while our Muslim brothers are present, numerous, and in need of employment, more so than anyone else? Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you, Honorable Shaykh,
Source
75-اللقاء الأسبوعي مع الشيخ صالح الفوزان - 32 — archive.org (40:09)
The Arabic text is a machine transcription of the audio recording.