Is it permissible for me to hire a maid for my mother if she is ill and in need of someone to serve her?
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Question:
May Allah reward you, Your Eminence, father. The questioner says: My mother is suffering from diabetes and needs a maid. Is there any permissibility or prohibition in hiring a maid for her in this state?
Answer:
If she is in need of that, there is no harm in hiring a maid to serve her, attend to her needs, and assist her with her affairs. There is nothing wrong with that due to need or dire necessity. However, he must not be alone with her, nor ride with her alone in the car. He should consider her a foreigner. Yes.
May Allah reward you, Your Eminence, father. The questioner says: My mother is suffering from diabetes and needs a maid. Is there any permissibility or prohibition in hiring a maid for her in this state?
Answer:
If she is in need of that, there is no harm in hiring a maid to serve her, attend to her needs, and assist her with her affairs. There is nothing wrong with that due to need or dire necessity. However, he must not be alone with her, nor ride with her alone in the car. He should consider her a foreigner. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [1596- 4717] هل يجوز لي استقدام خادمة لوالدتي إذا كانت مريضة وبحاجة إلى من يخدمها؟ - صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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