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What is the ruling on bringing in non-Muslim workers and preferring them over Muslim ones? What is the ruling on eating with them? Is it obligatory to advise them and teach them what is right? Should the director be informed of their mistakes despite his bias towards them?

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The ruling on seeking help from foreign workers and working in companies where most employees are Hindu, as well as the ruling on eating their food, has been previously clarified. The man who brought in Indian disbelieving workers who lacked sufficient experience is mistaken, especially since the state prefers Arab and national labor. The questioner should not be deterred by this from being sincere in his work, offering advice, and attempting reform with wisdom, and changing or minimizing evil to the best of his ability, while being careful not to defame and adhering to gentleness and leniency. It is not permissible for the aforementioned man to accept gifts from foreign employees, because it is a forbidden bribe, in accordance with the prophetic narration that prohibits gifts to workers. The questioner is advised to be patient and enduring for the sake of truth.

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