What is the ruling on a domestic worker working in the home without a mahram?
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Question:
May Allah reward you, Your Eminence, father. The questioner says: Domestic workers in homes are something many people need to the utmost extent. Is this prescribed without a mahram? And is there a way out of this work?
Answer:
The default is that a mahram is required for her going to her family and for her coming from her family to you; a mahram is required for travel. As for her presence in the city, this is not travel, so there is no harm in her staying in the house with the family without a mahram, but on the condition that she observes hijab and that no seclusion (khalwah) occurs with her from any of the men. She must observe hijab from the men, and there must be no seclusion with her from any of the men of the family. She does not need a mahram in the house; the mahram is required on the road, going and returning. Yes.
May Allah reward you, Your Eminence, father. The questioner says: Domestic workers in homes are something many people need to the utmost extent. Is this prescribed without a mahram? And is there a way out of this work?
Answer:
The default is that a mahram is required for her going to her family and for her coming from her family to you; a mahram is required for travel. As for her presence in the city, this is not travel, so there is no harm in her staying in the house with the family without a mahram, but on the condition that she observes hijab and that no seclusion (khalwah) occurs with her from any of the men. She must observe hijab from the men, and there must be no seclusion with her from any of the men of the family. She does not need a mahram in the house; the mahram is required on the road, going and returning. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [988 -2802] ما حكم عمل الخادمة في المنزل بدون محرم؟ - الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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