What is the ruling on one who issues a commercial register and gives it to another in exchange for money?

The questioner : We have people who obtain a commercial register, which is a license to operate a commercial service. So this license is handed over to a foreigner?

The Shaykh : And he takes money for it.

The questioner : Yes, he takes a fixed, specific amount from him. Is that permissible?

The Shaykh : It is not permissible for you to call him a foreigner, let alone take a jizyah from him. What do you think?

The questioner : By Allah, I am asking for further clarification.

The Shaykh : One of the misfortfalls of Muslims today is that the Islamic bond has been severed from them. They are not as described in the authentic hadith They are not so, as evidenced by these divisions imposed by the colonial powers. This division did not stop at dividing borders, but they also divided rights along with the division of borders, granting one country rights that another country does not have, and so on. To indicate this disparity, they used the word "foreigner." It is not hidden from anyone that this word includes everyone who enters the land of a state, regardless of whether he is a Muslim or a disbeliever; he is a foreigner. Muslims always boast in their lectures and lessons that a Muslim’s homeland is not only the land in which he was born or lived, but rather all the land of Islam is his homeland. This is correct religious speech, but it is not realistic. In fact, reality is the exact opposite. Given this reality that contradicts the Shari'ah, questions like this arise: for example, a Saudi has the right to work in his country, in his state, and he has all the rights. But if we return to the same expression, "the foreign Muslim," he does not have those rights. Why? Because they treat Muslims as they treat disbelievers, whereas Islam does not distinguish between a Saudi, an Egyptian, an Emirati, a Syrian, a Jordanian, and so on. They all have one right. The land is Allah’s land, and the countries are Allah’s countries. So, Do you know this hadith? Is it permissible for a Syrian to revive dead land in Saudi Arabia? It is not permissible, and vice versa, it is not permissible. This is part of the severing of the firm bond that Muslims were supposed to hold onto. Therefore, our answer is that such a sale is not permissible. The right of disposal by this citizen, giving it to one he calls a foreigner and taking money from him, is not permissible except in one case. We have said and continue to say that if a material responsibility follows from it, then this action is permissible in exchange for that. But trading in it as they do, that is not permissible.

The questioner : Shaykh, it may be of the nature of this responsibility. This man who obtained the license may be responsible for the one he hired, meaning he is responsible to send him back or expel him from the country. He is responsible to treat him if he falls ill, and if he commits violations, he is the one who bears the burden. So, in exchange for this, is he allowed to take this amount?

The Shaykh : Yes, but is this formal or practical? That is one thing. And then, if it is permissible for the one who takes it, it is not permissible for the state to legalize this law.

The questioner : But since it has been legalized?

The Shaykh : Huh?

The questioner : It means it is currently legalized.

The Shaykh : I know, I told you I answered both matters. Yes.

The questioner : I don’t know, there are two questions left.

The Shaykh : Please go ahead.