Warning Against Hiring Attractive Maids and Being Alone with Them

AFor the question:
Also, the sister Fatimah bint 'Ali from al-Qassim asks: Is a person considered a fornicator if he keeps a young, fresh-faced maid in his house, sits with her, and jokes with her? And what is your role, may Allah reward you, O honorable Shaykh, in this matter? Do you mean all scholars in this regard?

Answer:
He is not considered a fornicator, but he may have caused fornication. He is not considered a fornicator merely because he kept her in his house and spoke to her, but he may have engaged in the causes of fornication and done something wrong. Therefore, it should be that he does not hire except an elderly woman, or a woman who is not fresh-faced. If dire necessity calls for hiring them, she should be a woman advanced in age and not beautiful, because this is further from evil. There should be women in the house who interact with her so that he does not remain alone with her.
Therefore, he should not hire a foreign woman unless he has someone in the house other than his wife, so that seclusion is eliminated and this is further from evil. She should be advanced in age and not beautiful. He must take precautions in all these matters and strive to ensure their presence, to stay away from evil and to be cautious regarding his religion. This is because it is obligatory for the Muslim to be cautious regarding his religion and to stay away from the causes of evil as much as possible. And Allah is the One to be sought for help. Yes.