Bringing in Disbelieving Female Servants
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. A questioner says: A woman deliberately brings in female servants who are disbelievers to work in her shop. She says this is so that they do not become occupied with worship and waste their time. He asks: What is the ruling on this matter?
Answer:
This is not permissible. Employing disbelieving women in the houses is not permissible. This is not permissible, because the poor woman, yes.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. A questioner says: A woman deliberately brings in female servants who are disbelievers to work in her shop. She says this is so that they do not become occupied with worship and waste their time. He asks: What is the ruling on this matter?
Answer:
This is not permissible. Employing disbelieving women in the houses is not permissible. This is not permissible, because the poor woman, yes.
Source
شرح إغاثة اللهفان من مصائد الشيطان لابن القيم، فصل ومن أسباب عبادة الأصنام : الغلو في المخلوق وإعطاؤه فوق منزلته — islamhouse.com (1:03:25)
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