The Ruling on the Seclusion of a Female Servant with the Husband and a Male Servant with the Wife

Question:
On what day do they bring in female and male servants? A man who owns a house may end up in seclusion with the female servant in the house, and the male servant may end up in seclusion with the man’s wife. What is Your Eminence’s opinion on this dangerous phenomenon?

Answer:
All of this is a great entanglement, and this is among the trials. A trial, and when a trial occurs, one must employ the condition in that matter. It is obligatory for the one who has a female servant not to be in seclusion with her, and it is obligatory for his wife, or his daughter, or his sister not to be in seclusion with the male servant, whether he is a driver or not. One must guard against the evil of the matter, so there is no seclusion with the female servant, and no seclusion of the lady of the house with the male servant. One must be strict and firm in avoiding this, despite this great trial.