Looking at the maid and comparing her to a slave woman
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Question:
A questioner says: Is it permissible to look at the maid on the basis that hardship brings ease, and that she cannot work in the house or kitchen unless she is in her regular clothes without the abaya? And is she compared to a slave woman?
Answer:
No, she is not like a slave woman. She is a non-mahram, a free non-mahram, a free woman, not a slave woman. Like other women, she must cover herself from men. Even if it is her guarantor, she must cover herself from him, and he must not be alone with her. She must cover herself, and it is not necessary for her to wear the abaya; she wears a covering garment, and that is sufficient. A loose covering garment, and she covers her face, and that is sufficient. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you
A questioner says: Is it permissible to look at the maid on the basis that hardship brings ease, and that she cannot work in the house or kitchen unless she is in her regular clothes without the abaya? And is she compared to a slave woman?
Answer:
No, she is not like a slave woman. She is a non-mahram, a free non-mahram, a free woman, not a slave woman. Like other women, she must cover herself from men. Even if it is her guarantor, she must cover herself from him, and he must not be alone with her. She must cover herself, and it is not necessary for her to wear the abaya; she wears a covering garment, and that is sufficient. A loose covering garment, and she covers her face, and that is sufficient. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you
Source
شرح منظومة الآداب الشرعية، حكم النظر وما يتعلق به - الكي والرقى والتداوي — islamhouse.com (1:10:26)
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