Is it permissible to employ a non-Muslim servant?

Question 1.Can a Muslim has a christian servant(menial) as a washerman, cleaner & cook etc? 2.If yes, what Islam says about a christian servant? Praise be to Allah. It is permissible for a Muslim to employ a kaafir servant subject to certain conditions which include the following: He should not introduce anything impure (naajis) into…

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1.Can a Muslim has a christian servant(menial) as a washerman, cleaner & cook etc?

2.If yes, what Islam says about a christian servant?

Praise be to Allah.

It is permissible for a Muslim to employ a kaafir servant
subject to certain conditions which include the following:

He should not introduce anything impure (naajis) into the
food or clothing of the Muslim.

He should not cook for him anything that Muslims are
forbidden to eat, such as pork.

Employing this servant should not cause any fitnah
(temptation) with regard to matters of religion, such as admiring
Christianity or the Muslim children being influenced by the rituals of kufr
which this servant may practise.

There should be no risk of being tempted by him or her, or of
committing haraam actions with him or her, as may happen if the female
Christian servant is uncovered in front of the Muslim head of the household
or his sons, or the Muslim wife of the head of the household may be tempted
by a servant or driver.

Such a servant should not be employed in the Arabian
Peninsula where it is haraam for the kuffaar to settle.

The servant should not be mistreated or his rights denied;
one of the bad consequences of that is that it puts him off Islam.

The Muslim must strive to employ Muslims because they are
less evil, in general, than the kuffaar, and less likely to commit haraam
actions that go against sharee’ah or to make others commit them. If a Muslim
does have a kaafir servant, he should strive to call him to Islam and to
guide him.

The evidence that it is permissible to employ a trustworthy
kaafir servant and call him to Islam is the hadeeth narrated by al-Bukhaari
(1356) from Anas (may Allaah be pleased with him) who said: “A Jewish boy
used to serve the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him),
and he fell sick. The Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon
him) went and visited him. He sat by his head and said, ‘Enter Islam.’ The
boy looked at his father, who was present. (His father) said, ‘Obey
Abu’l-Qaasim (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him).’ So he
entered Islam and the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon
him) left saying, ‘Praise be to Allaah Who has saved him from the Fire.’”

And Allaah is the Source of strength.

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