Ruling on hiring a domestic worker out of necessity
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Question:
The questioner says: If a person has his mother, who is elderly, but she is able to walk, praise be to Allah, even though household chores tire her, and she has no one to help her, is it permissible for me to hire a domestic worker to do the housework and serve my mother? Please guide us on this matter, as some people have hired them, but some people have criticized them for doing so. Please clarify this matter for us. May Allah reward you with good.
Answer:
There is no blame in that. Hiring a Muslim domestic worker, not a disbeliever. It is not permissible to hire disbelievers to come to this Arabian Peninsula. However, hiring a Muslim woman, even outside the Peninsula, the most cautious course for the believer is not to hire anyone but a Muslim woman. But in the Peninsula, it is not permissible to hire disbelievers; because the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) ordered them to be expelled from this Peninsula. And you must not be alone with her. She is to be with the mother, sleep with her, and help her, but you must not be alone with her. You must lower your gaze and be cautious of the causes of evil. Yes.
The presenter : May Allah reward you with good, and may He do you good.
The questioner says: If a person has his mother, who is elderly, but she is able to walk, praise be to Allah, even though household chores tire her, and she has no one to help her, is it permissible for me to hire a domestic worker to do the housework and serve my mother? Please guide us on this matter, as some people have hired them, but some people have criticized them for doing so. Please clarify this matter for us. May Allah reward you with good.
Answer:
There is no blame in that. Hiring a Muslim domestic worker, not a disbeliever. It is not permissible to hire disbelievers to come to this Arabian Peninsula. However, hiring a Muslim woman, even outside the Peninsula, the most cautious course for the believer is not to hire anyone but a Muslim woman. But in the Peninsula, it is not permissible to hire disbelievers; because the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) ordered them to be expelled from this Peninsula. And you must not be alone with her. She is to be with the mother, sleep with her, and help her, but you must not be alone with her. You must lower your gaze and be cautious of the causes of evil. Yes.
The presenter : May Allah reward you with good, and may He do you good.
Source
binbaz.org.sa
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