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﴿ فَاسْأَلُوا أَهْلَ الذِّكْرِ إِن كُنتُمْ لَا تَعْلَمُونَ ﴾

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Bringing in workers to trade with them and taking a monthly fee

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The questioner:
Honorable Shaykh, what is the ruling on the matter of someone who comes for the sake of a worker? The ruling is that he is a worker, so he takes a specific amount from him every month, and if it is not permissible to earn haram (forbidden) income,

The Shaykh:
Yes, it is not permissible, and his earnings are haram (forbidden). He brings in workers for whom he has no need and for whom he has no work. He deceives the government by bringing in workers on the pretext that he has work, when he is lying and has no work. This is lying. The regulations do not allow anyone to bring in workers except for the amount of work he has. If he has no work and only wants to trade in the sweat of these people, this is not permissible, and what he takes is haram (forbidden).

Another questioner:
Glory be to Allah.

The Shaykh:
Hmm?

Another questioner:
Like the world of the psychologist and his mind.

The Shaykh:
It is not permissible for either party, because this violates the condition set by the one in authority, and it involves lying and deception from both sides. This is not permissible. A Muslim must be truthful in his dealings and his contracts; he must not be a liar or a deceiver.

The questioner:
I think that the thing.

The Shaykh:
That is sufficient. May Allah the Exalted keep you safe.
Source قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، 26 من 89|شرح العدة في شرح العمدة|البيوع|باب المساقاة والمزارعة|صالح الفوزان|الفقه|كبار العلماء — youtube.com (1:23:32)

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