I am a young man who has not yet reached the age of fifteen, and I am, if Allah wills, among the committed youth, but we have a maid in our house and she is beautiful
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The questioner : A questioner says: Honorable Shaykh, I bear witness to Allah, the High, the Great, on this blessed day that I love you for the sake of Allah
The Shaykh : Praise be to Allah.
The questioner : His EminenceThe Shaykh : I am a young man who has not yet reached the age of fifteen, and I am, if Allah wills, among the committed youth, but we have a maid in our house and she is beautiful. Is it permissible for me to look at her, knowing that I cannot send her away because my mother is ill and also wants her? But, O honorable Shaykh, this girl appears to me even in dreams
The Shaykh : There is no power and no strength except with Allah
The questioner : What is your advice to you, may Allah guide you?
The Shaykh : Yes. I say: May Allah love the one who loves us for His sake. And I tell you, O brothers, that love for the sake of Allah is one of the strongest ties of faith
As for his commitment, I ask Allah the Exalted to keep us and him firm upon the truth
As for the maid, I see that he should flee from her as one flees from a lion, and that he should not speak to her or look at her. He should strive to send her away and bring a maid who will not be a source of temptation. Otherwise, it is known that if this maid is beautiful and he is a young man, either he will call her or she will call him. Satan will inevitably cast whispers between them until evil occurs. Therefore, I say: if he were to serve his mother as this maid serves her, and this maid did not remain in the house, that would be better for him. I see that he should hasten to give this maid her rights and send her back to her family, and that he should bring a maid who will not be tempted by her and by whom she will not be tempted. Otherwise, the matter is dangerous; if it does not affect him soon, it will affect him in the long run, unless Allah the Mighty and Majestic wills otherwise. For the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said:Mishkat al-Masabih 3085
And so I say, O brothers: the danger of maids is a great danger. At first, I was lenient regarding the issue of a mahram coming with the maid, meaning: if he brought her and then returned, there was no harm. But after hearing what I dislike, I saw that it is necessary for the maid to come with a mahram who stays with her until she returns. We have heard strange things that I do not like to mention because they sadden every Muslim regarding these maids. So it is obligatory that we fear Allah in ourselves and in our society. It was narrated from the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) that he May Allah protect us and you from that. Yes.
The Shaykh : Praise be to Allah.
The questioner : His EminenceThe Shaykh : I am a young man who has not yet reached the age of fifteen, and I am, if Allah wills, among the committed youth, but we have a maid in our house and she is beautiful. Is it permissible for me to look at her, knowing that I cannot send her away because my mother is ill and also wants her? But, O honorable Shaykh, this girl appears to me even in dreams
The Shaykh : There is no power and no strength except with Allah
The questioner : What is your advice to you, may Allah guide you?
The Shaykh : Yes. I say: May Allah love the one who loves us for His sake. And I tell you, O brothers, that love for the sake of Allah is one of the strongest ties of faith
As for his commitment, I ask Allah the Exalted to keep us and him firm upon the truth
As for the maid, I see that he should flee from her as one flees from a lion, and that he should not speak to her or look at her. He should strive to send her away and bring a maid who will not be a source of temptation. Otherwise, it is known that if this maid is beautiful and he is a young man, either he will call her or she will call him. Satan will inevitably cast whispers between them until evil occurs. Therefore, I say: if he were to serve his mother as this maid serves her, and this maid did not remain in the house, that would be better for him. I see that he should hasten to give this maid her rights and send her back to her family, and that he should bring a maid who will not be tempted by her and by whom she will not be tempted. Otherwise, the matter is dangerous; if it does not affect him soon, it will affect him in the long run, unless Allah the Mighty and Majestic wills otherwise. For the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said:
I have not left behind me a trial more injurious to men than women.
ما تركت بعدي فتنة أضر على الرجال من النساءAnd so I say, O brothers: the danger of maids is a great danger. At first, I was lenient regarding the issue of a mahram coming with the maid, meaning: if he brought her and then returned, there was no harm. But after hearing what I dislike, I saw that it is necessary for the maid to come with a mahram who stays with her until she returns. We have heard strange things that I do not like to mention because they sadden every Muslim regarding these maids. So it is obligatory that we fear Allah in ourselves and in our society. It was narrated from the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) that he