What is the ruling on hiring non-Muslim female workers for domestic work?
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Question:
If my mother suffers from severe fatigue due to housework, and we want to hire a non-Muslim maid, knowing that there are four unmarried sons in the house, what is the ruling? Also, what is the ruling if the maid is found in the house, and I am also unable to leave the house? And what is the ruling regarding speaking with her so that she enters Islam?
Answer:
I heard the question, O questioner, and this is absolutely not permissible. This is employing a non-Muslim maid, absolutely not. As long as there are sons in the house, the presence of a maid among them is a great evil for a Muslim woman. Therefore, this should not be done. Rather, they should seek help from Allah and do what they can until they get married and their wives are chaste.
If my mother suffers from severe fatigue due to housework, and we want to hire a non-Muslim maid, knowing that there are four unmarried sons in the house, what is the ruling? Also, what is the ruling if the maid is found in the house, and I am also unable to leave the house? And what is the ruling regarding speaking with her so that she enters Islam?
Answer:
I heard the question, O questioner, and this is absolutely not permissible. This is employing a non-Muslim maid, absolutely not. As long as there are sons in the house, the presence of a maid among them is a great evil for a Muslim woman. Therefore, this should not be done. Rather, they should seek help from Allah and do what they can until they get married and their wives are chaste.
Source
قناة «فضيلة الشيخ ابن باز Alsheikh Binbaz»، 043 ما حكم استقدام العاملات الكافرات للعمل في المنازل؟ للإمام ابن باز — youtube.com
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