The ruling on purchasing a visa to bring in brothers
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. He says: I want to buy a visa for my brothers so they can come to this country and earn a living, since my country is poor. He says: Is there any religious impediment to buying a visa?
Answer:
Buying is not allowed, but you request one; you obtain a visa. You obtain a visa. As for selling visas, it is not permissible. The system does not permit selling visas; rather, it grants them to those who need to bring in workers to work for them, or if you are bringing in one of your relatives or brothers, you obtain a visa, pay its costs, and use it. As for selling and buying visas, this is not permissible, and the system does not permit it. The system prohibits this. Yes.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. He says: I want to buy a visa for my brothers so they can come to this country and earn a living, since my country is poor. He says: Is there any religious impediment to buying a visa?
Answer:
Buying is not allowed, but you request one; you obtain a visa. You obtain a visa. As for selling visas, it is not permissible. The system does not permit selling visas; rather, it grants them to those who need to bring in workers to work for them, or if you are bringing in one of your relatives or brothers, you obtain a visa, pay its costs, and use it. As for selling and buying visas, this is not permissible, and the system does not permit it. The system prohibits this. Yes.
Source
شرح كتاب المنتقى من أخبار المصطفى صلى الله عليه وسلم، بداية من باب البكاء في الصلاة من خشية الله - تعالى - — islamhouse.com (1:12:19)
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