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Q: Is it permissible to have sexual intercourse with a female servant? Could she be regarded as a slave woman? (Part No. 22; Page No. 39

A: It is Haram (prohibited) to have sexual intercourse with the servant who is hired for service, for this is Zina (sexual intercourse outside marriage) which is one of the gravest major sins that the Shari`ah (Islamic law) warned against. As for the slave woman whom the Shari`ah allowed having intercourse with, it is the woman who is lawfully enslaved according to Islamic law.May Allah grant us success. May peace and blessings be upon our Prophet Muhammad, his family, and Companions.