The ruling on employing a non-Muslim domestic worker
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The questioner:
Abu Salem from al-Kharj, please go ahead, please, Abu Salem. The television signal is weak, Abu Salem, the television signal is weak because there is interference and echo between us and you, yes, please go ahead. Peace be upon you and Allah's mercy. And upon you peace. May Allah keep you in good health, may you live long. May Allah welcome you, please, your question if you please, I want to speak to the Shaykh. Please. How are you, Shaykh?
The Shaykh:
May Allah welcome you. May Allah keep you in good health, may Allah preserve you. May Allah welcome you with good.
The questioner:
The question, may Allah preserve you, I have a domestic worker who is not Muslim, is it permissible for her to work for me, is there any sin on me? Thank you, thank you.
The Shaykh:
Yes.
The presenter:
He has a non-Muslim domestic worker and he asks: Do I employ her in cooking and eating and other things?
The Shaykh:
Yes, there is nothing wrong with her cooking if she is clean and skilled in cooking, there is nothing wrong with that, yes.
The presenter:
He says to you.
The Shaykh:
But I advise you not to employ a non-Muslim domestic worker, employ a Muslim one, and there are many Muslim women, praise be to Allah, yes.
Abu Salem from al-Kharj, please go ahead, please, Abu Salem. The television signal is weak, Abu Salem, the television signal is weak because there is interference and echo between us and you, yes, please go ahead. Peace be upon you and Allah's mercy. And upon you peace. May Allah keep you in good health, may you live long. May Allah welcome you, please, your question if you please, I want to speak to the Shaykh. Please. How are you, Shaykh?
The Shaykh:
May Allah welcome you. May Allah keep you in good health, may Allah preserve you. May Allah welcome you with good.
The questioner:
The question, may Allah preserve you, I have a domestic worker who is not Muslim, is it permissible for her to work for me, is there any sin on me? Thank you, thank you.
The Shaykh:
Yes.
The presenter:
He has a non-Muslim domestic worker and he asks: Do I employ her in cooking and eating and other things?
The Shaykh:
Yes, there is nothing wrong with her cooking if she is clean and skilled in cooking, there is nothing wrong with that, yes.
The presenter:
He says to you.
The Shaykh:
But I advise you not to employ a non-Muslim domestic worker, employ a Muslim one, and there are many Muslim women, praise be to Allah, yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [3738] حكم استقدام الخادمة غير المسلمة - صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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