Question:
In the era of the Messenger (صلى الله عليه وسلم) female slaves were halal. Nowadays maids are in the homes. What are their rulings?
Answer: حامدا ومصليا ومسلما
The maids that are in the homes nowadays are free women. They are not slaves.
And Allah Ta’ala knows best.
(Hazrat Mufti) Ahmed Khanpuri (May Allah preserve him)
Mahoodul Fatawa 5/626