I decided to go with my family to Makkah to perform the 'Umrah, but when the time came to depart by car, I was surprised to find that my brother wanted his maid to go with us.
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The questioner : May Allah reward you. He says:The questioner : I decided to go with my family to Makkah to perform the 'Umrah, but when the time came to depart by car, I was surprised to find that my brother wanted his maid to go with us. I refused because she did not have a mahram (a relative one may not marry) with her, so we left her at home. Is this action correct, given that we are from Jeddah?
The Shaykh : The maid is a woman, a daughter of Adam, and the rulings that apply to a woman other than a maid apply to her as well. Therefore, it is not permissible for her to travel without a mahram (a relative one may not marry). However, if the household has a maid and they are all going to travel, and no one will remain in the house, and they fear fitnah (trial, discord or temptation) for the maid if she stays alone in the house, then in this case they should take her with them, because taking her with them is safer than leaving her alone in the house. As for the brother's maid, it is not permissible for them to take her with them, or for her to accompany them, because she is not under their care, unlike the case where she is with her brother, for whom she is the maid. Yes.
The Shaykh : The maid is a woman, a daughter of Adam, and the rulings that apply to a woman other than a maid apply to her as well. Therefore, it is not permissible for her to travel without a mahram (a relative one may not marry). However, if the household has a maid and they are all going to travel, and no one will remain in the house, and they fear fitnah (trial, discord or temptation) for the maid if she stays alone in the house, then in this case they should take her with them, because taking her with them is safer than leaving her alone in the house. As for the brother's maid, it is not permissible for them to take her with them, or for her to accompany them, because she is not under their care, unlike the case where she is with her brother, for whom she is the maid. Yes.