The Ruling on Bringing in Workers and Renting Them Out
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Question:
This questioner says: I have five workers on my sponsorship, and I take a sum of money from them at the end of each month. They work for themselves, and they have been with me for two years. What is the ruling on this?
Answer:
The ruling is that this is not permissible, and their labor belongs to them. If you do not have work for them, it is not permissible for you to bring them in, because bringing them in is only allowed to the extent of the work you have, and you must employ them by paying them salaries. As for trading in their labor and renting them out to people, this is prohibited. There is a decision from the Committee of Senior Scholars from some time ago forbidding this, and the regulations also prohibit it. Yes.
This questioner says: I have five workers on my sponsorship, and I take a sum of money from them at the end of each month. They work for themselves, and they have been with me for two years. What is the ruling on this?
Answer:
The ruling is that this is not permissible, and their labor belongs to them. If you do not have work for them, it is not permissible for you to bring them in, because bringing them in is only allowed to the extent of the work you have, and you must employ them by paying them salaries. As for trading in their labor and renting them out to people, this is prohibited. There is a decision from the Committee of Senior Scholars from some time ago forbidding this, and the regulations also prohibit it. Yes.
Source
نور على الدرب - الفوزان - 02/277 — archive.org (2:02)
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