Is financial maintenance obligatory for domestic servants in households?
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Question:
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. The author (may Allah have mercy on him) mentioned in the third condition for the maintenance of relatives that it must be in excess of what is needed for his own sustenance, his wife, and his slaves. Do the domestic servants currently present in households take the place of slaves?
Answer:
No, they do not; because their maintenance is part of their salaries, it is not obligatory for the employer.
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. The author (may Allah have mercy on him) mentioned in the third condition for the maintenance of relatives that it must be in excess of what is needed for his own sustenance, his wife, and his slaves. Do the domestic servants currently present in households take the place of slaves?
Answer:
No, they do not; because their maintenance is part of their salaries, it is not obligatory for the employer.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [2102 -2802] هل تجب النفقة على الخدم في البيوت - الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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