If a family takes a female servant without a mahram for Hajj, does the family sin by doing so? Is there a sin upon them? And is it permissible for them to leave her with one of their relatives?
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The questioner : He says: Your Eminence, in the previous question regarding the servant, you stated that she can perform Hajj with them if they are going to perform the obligatory Hajj. Do they sin by doing so? And is there a sin upon her? If this is permissible, is it permissible for them to leave her with one of their relatives?
The Shaykh : We mentioned that this falls under the category of dire necessity, because her going with them is safer than her remaining in the house. We explained this by saying that it is a matter of repelling the greater of two harms by the lesser of them. But as it is said: "If there is no ship but the one that is leaking, *** then the only recourse of the one in dire necessity is to board it". Yes.
The Shaykh : We mentioned that this falls under the category of dire necessity, because her going with them is safer than her remaining in the house. We explained this by saying that it is a matter of repelling the greater of two harms by the lesser of them. But as it is said: "If there is no ship but the one that is leaking, *** then the only recourse of the one in dire necessity is to board it". Yes.