Can a Hindu Wash the Clothes of a Muslim? – An Islamic Perspective
Source: Fatāwā Rāshidiyyah, p. 249
❖ Question:
Can a Hindu wash the clothes of a Muslim?
❖ Answer:
الحمد لله، والصلاة والسلام على رسول الله، أما بعد!
Yes, a Hindu may wash the clothes of a Muslim, and there is no harm in this.
✿ Evidence from Hadith
It is authentically reported that a Jewish boy used to serve the Prophet ﷺ:
عن أنس رضي الله عنه قال: كان غلام يهودي يخدم النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم، فمرض، فأتاه النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم يعوده، فقعد عند رأسه فقال له: أسلم. فنظر إلى أبيه وهو عنده فقال: أطع أبا القاسم. فأسلم. فخرج النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم وهو يقول: الحمد لله الذي أنقذه من النار.
(Ṣaḥīḥ al-Bukhārī, Kitāb al-Janaʾiz, Bāb idhā aslama al-ṣabī fa-māta hal yuṣallā ʿalayh, ḥadīth 1356)
✿ Explanation
This ḥadīth shows that it is permissible for a Muslim to benefit from the services of a non-Muslim. Therefore, if a Hindu washes the clothes of a Muslim, it is completely valid and permissible in Islam.
Conclusion:A Muslim may have his clothes washed by a Hindu (or any non-Muslim), and there is no prohibition in this, as taking service from non-Muslims is established from the Sunnah.
