What if you hire a maid?
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The questioner : What if you hire a maid?
The Shaykh : Even if you hire a maid, because a maid will not have the affection, tenderness, and compassion that a mother has.
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : Then, if you hire a maid, the maid will need a wage and maintenance. The maid's wage may be less than what this woman earns from her work, which is the usual case; it may be the same; or it may be more. However, it is true that the usual case is that the maid's wage is less than what this woman earns, so she wants to earn in order to save herself the expense.
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : But despite that, we do not see this as permissible for her, because a maid, no matter how religious and trustworthy she is, will not be able to do what a mother, grandmother, or close female relative does.
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : Yes.
The Shaykh : Even if you hire a maid, because a maid will not have the affection, tenderness, and compassion that a mother has.
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : Then, if you hire a maid, the maid will need a wage and maintenance. The maid's wage may be less than what this woman earns from her work, which is the usual case; it may be the same; or it may be more. However, it is true that the usual case is that the maid's wage is less than what this woman earns, so she wants to earn in order to save herself the expense.
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : But despite that, we do not see this as permissible for her, because a maid, no matter how religious and trustworthy she is, will not be able to do what a mother, grandmother, or close female relative does.
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : Yes.