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90. he who would take into his service a maid may do so with propriety # 63 |
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Bahá’u’lláh states that a man may employ a maiden for
domestic service. This was not permissible under Shí’ih
Muslim practice unless the employer entered into a
marriage contract with her. Bahá’u’lláh emphasizes that the
“service” referred to in this verse is solely “such as is performed
by any other class of servants, be they young or old, in exchange for
wages” (Q and A 30). An employer has no sexual rights over his
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maid. She is “free to choose a husband at whatever time she
pleaseth”, for the purchase of women is forbidden (Q and A 30).
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