The harms of keeping servants and drivers

 

The harms of keeping servants and drivers 

The The harms of keeping servants and drivers  of keeping servants and drivers could come to the members of the family in different  ways, for example

When women brought servants into their homes, they started to have a lot of free time and did not know what to do with it. So some women began to sleep a lot, and some are never home because they are always going to gatherings here and there, where they gossip and backbite and waste their time. The result will be regret on the Day of Resurrection.

 Buy ready-made food from shops; use paper plates; use laundry services; have the house cleaned by workers who are supervised by the man of the house; ask relatives to help care for the children when necessary, such as when the wife is recovering from childbirth. 

 If this is not enough, the family could seek the help of a temporary servant, under proper slamic conditions, and when there is no longer any need for her services she may be dismissed. However, there are still risks attached to this solution. 

 It is better if the servant is paid by the hour so that she can do her job then leave the 

house. Whatever the case, things should be done only as they are needed. 

We have discussed this matter at length because the problem is so widespread in our society. It 

may be different in other countries. Before closing this discussion we should mention some matters pertaining to Taqwa or fear of Allaah: 

1- Everyone who has sources of Fitnah in his home, whether from servants or from anything else, should fear Allaah and remove them from his home. 

2- Everyone who thinks that he is going to impose Islamic conditions when bringing a servant to his home should fear Allaah and realize that many of these conditions will 

become less stringent as time goes by. 

3- Everyone who has a Kaafir servant in the Arabian Peninsula should present Islaam to 

him or her in the best possible way. If he or she becomes Muslim, all well and good, 

otherwise the servant should be sent back to wherever he or she came from.