And a great way to get what was originally an informative and interesting thread banned!
Personally I have many times in the past given detailed explanations to the concept of slavery that existed even before Islam and how and why it was abolished over a period of time rather than instantly ,hence I will not go into it again..not right now at least! Because there is no connection between the topic of slavery and a maid working for a wage. The fact is a maid is NOT a slave..period. And the employers of maids, regardless of how oppressive and abusive they are, are NOT their masters and Lords!