Bringing in a Disbelieving Female Servant with the Intention of Inviting Her to Islam
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Question:
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. A woman asks, saying: I want to bring in a female servant, but she is a disbeliever. This is because she is more capable of work and, in most cases, further from problems such as sorcery. Also, I will strive to invite her to Islam and encourage her to it by all means. Is it permissible for me to bring in this servant?
Answer:
No, absolutely not. This is not permissible. It is not permissible to employ a disbeliever in the lands of the Muslims, and in the Arabian Peninsula specifically. There are many Muslim women, praise be to Allah. May Allah guide you, if Allah wills, to an upright Muslim woman. There are many upright women, praise be to Allah. So do not bring in disbelievers. Even if you do not bring in a servant, that is better than her, or rather, this is the obligatory course. You only bring in a servant if you find no one but a disbeliever, and even then it is not permissible for you to bring her in. How much more so when you find other Muslim women? Yes.
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. A woman asks, saying: I want to bring in a female servant, but she is a disbeliever. This is because she is more capable of work and, in most cases, further from problems such as sorcery. Also, I will strive to invite her to Islam and encourage her to it by all means. Is it permissible for me to bring in this servant?
Answer:
No, absolutely not. This is not permissible. It is not permissible to employ a disbeliever in the lands of the Muslims, and in the Arabian Peninsula specifically. There are many Muslim women, praise be to Allah. May Allah guide you, if Allah wills, to an upright Muslim woman. There are many upright women, praise be to Allah. So do not bring in disbelievers. Even if you do not bring in a servant, that is better than her, or rather, this is the obligatory course. You only bring in a servant if you find no one but a disbeliever, and even then it is not permissible for you to bring her in. How much more so when you find other Muslim women? Yes.
Source
شرح زاد المستقنع [21] — alfawzan.live (1:22:46)
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