What is the ruling on a guarantor who brings in a worker and agrees with him on a per-meter basis, and leaves the worker to work for others once the work is finished, in exchange for taking a portion of his wages in return for collecting his rights?
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The questioner : Praise be to Allah.
O Shaykh, there are some guarantors who bring in workers from abroad and agree with them on a per-meter basis, for example saying: the meter is for such-and-such amount. When the work he has for them is finished, he leaves them to work elsewhere, is that permissible?
So he takes, for example, ten riyals per meter, then pays them eight riyals, and these two riyals are for him in return for what he does in contracting with the new employer and in collecting their rights...
The Shaykh : There is nothing wrong with a person directing a worker to work and having a share of his wages, on the condition that he has an effect in this work. For example, the guarantor must have an effect in this work; he must be the one who contracts and is responsible for the contract, and other things that have an effect. However, we must note that this must be in accordance with the government's conditions. If it is not in accordance, meaning if the government has prohibited this matter, then it is not permissible.
O Shaykh, there are some guarantors who bring in workers from abroad and agree with them on a per-meter basis, for example saying: the meter is for such-and-such amount. When the work he has for them is finished, he leaves them to work elsewhere, is that permissible?
So he takes, for example, ten riyals per meter, then pays them eight riyals, and these two riyals are for him in return for what he does in contracting with the new employer and in collecting their rights...
The Shaykh : There is nothing wrong with a person directing a worker to work and having a share of his wages, on the condition that he has an effect in this work. For example, the guarantor must have an effect in this work; he must be the one who contracts and is responsible for the contract, and other things that have an effect. However, we must note that this must be in accordance with the government's conditions. If it is not in accordance, meaning if the government has prohibited this matter, then it is not permissible.