A woman has a female servant who committed zina (unlawful sexual intercourse) and became pregnant by a man, so she covered it up and sent her back to her country. Is her action correct?

Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. A woman has a female servant, and she asks, saying: I have a servant, and the servant committed zina (unlawful sexual intercourse) and became pregnant by a man. So this woman, the employer, covered it up for her and for that man, and sent the servant back to her country. Her question is: Is what she did correct or not?

Answer:
By Allah, this is a calamity. There is no doubt that it is a calamity. There is no doubt that she is a fornicator, and her child is attributed to her and not to the father. So what she did—she hastened to send her away and was saved from her evil—this is a procedure, and may Allah keep us safe. Yes.