Is it permissible to utilize undocumented workers (those who do not work with their sponsors, with the sponsors' knowledge, in exchange for a monthly fee paid to the sponsor) and employ them, given that I am not their sponsor?
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If the laws of the country prohibit workers from working for anyone other than their sponsors for a legitimate Islamic reason, then it is not permissible to violate them.
Summary from Ftawy's records · added here
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