A family took in a domestic worker who had fled from her sponsor; does the hadith "May Allah curse the one who shelters a murtadd (apostate)" apply to them?
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. He says: A hadith was reported from the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) to the effect ofSahih Muslim 1371a. His question is: A family in need of a domestic worker took in a worker who had fled from her sponsor, and she serves them for a fixed salary. Does this action fall under the text "the one who shelters a murtadd"?
Answer:
No. The murtadd is the apostate, or the one upon whom a hadd (fixed punishment) is established. The hadd is carried out against him, and people are prevented from intervening. "May Allah curse the one who shelters a murtadd" — "May Allah curse the one who shelters a murtadd" — means the one upon whom a hadd from the hudud (fixed punishments) of Allah is established, or an apostate, such that the hadd is prevented from being carried out against him. As for the case of this fleeing worker, it is a regulatory matter that is referred back to the regulations of the recruitment system.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. He says: A hadith was reported from the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) to the effect of
or gave protection to an innovator, there is upon him the curse of Allah
آوى محدثا فعليه لعنة اللهAnswer:
No. The murtadd is the apostate, or the one upon whom a hadd (fixed punishment) is established. The hadd is carried out against him, and people are prevented from intervening. "May Allah curse the one who shelters a murtadd" — "May Allah curse the one who shelters a murtadd" — means the one upon whom a hadd from the hudud (fixed punishments) of Allah is established, or an apostate, such that the hadd is prevented from being carried out against him. As for the case of this fleeing worker, it is a regulatory matter that is referred back to the regulations of the recruitment system.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [370 -939] عائلة قامت بإيواء خادمة هاربة من كفيلها فهل يقع عليهم الحديث "لعن الله من آوى محدثا"؟ — youtube.com
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