Monitoring Family Members on Their Devices to Protect Them and the Ruling on Spying
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Question:
And this questioner says: Is it permissible to spy on family members, such as a sister or a wife, for the sake of protecting her and seeing what she hides on her mobile device to protect her from evil?
Answer:
This is not spying; this is protecting her, monitoring her, protecting her. It is not spying. Spying is not permissible, and do not spy. Rather, this is monitoring. This is monitoring the woman. Following up on the woman. For the sake of protecting her. Yes.
And this questioner says: Is it permissible to spy on family members, such as a sister or a wife, for the sake of protecting her and seeing what she hides on her mobile device to protect her from evil?
Answer:
This is not spying; this is protecting her, monitoring her, protecting her. It is not spying. Spying is not permissible, and do not spy. Rather, this is monitoring. This is monitoring the woman. Following up on the woman. For the sake of protecting her. Yes.
Source
كتاب آحاديث الفتن والحوادث، أحاديث الفتن والحوادث [02] — alfawzan.live (51:50)
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