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﴿ فَاسْأَلُوا أَهْلَ الذِّكْرِ إِن كُنتُمْ لَا تَعْلَمُونَ ﴾

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The obligation of the Muslim not to enter a house unless permission is granted

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The questioner : The third issue, O long-lived one: for example, you have three daughters, or sisters, or a need, or something. And of course, we told them that we are ready to host you once a week or once a month for a day or two, there is no objection. But in these holidays, a sister comes with eight, and another daughter comes with eight more, and they become twenty-four who enter your house without
does not charge a soul except [with that within] its capacityيُكَلِّفُ اللَّهُ نَفْسًا إِلَّا وُسْعَهَا
[Al-Baqarah 2:286]
. So we said we cannot do more than a day or two. They said you have no goodness in you and you do not know what you are doing. We said, by Allah, this is our right of capability. Is it lawful or forbidden for me to expel them?

The Shaykh : It is obligatory for the Muslim to fear Allah and not to let anyone enter his house except with the permission of the owner of the house, so their action is forbidden.

The questioner : Yes, yes, this is what I asked about. I consulted between myself and my wife and between myself and them. I told them I cannot do more. I can host their guest for a day, two days, or three days. Their guest comes for a day, two days, or three days by the right of Islamic hospitality, and three days by the right of kinship, there is no objection on my part.

The presenter : Listen to the answer, my brother. Please, Shaykh.

The Shaykh : May Allah bless you. I say that it is not permissible for a person to remain in someone's house except with his permission, except for the obligatory hospitality of one day and one night.
Source قناة «فضيلة الشيخ محمد بن صالح العثيمين»، 1781- الواجب على المسلم ان لا يدخل بيتا إلا اذا اذن له /سؤال على الهاتف 📞 /ابن عثيمين — youtube.com

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