Is it derived from this hadith that eavesdropping is permissible for the sake of public benefit?
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The questioner : It is derived from this hadith ... .
The Shaykh : No, that is not what is derived from it. What is derived from the Qur'an is the prohibition of eavesdropping .
The questioner : ... .
The Shaykh : Listening to the reciter is not a problem; there is nothing preventing it. It is not called eavesdropping. The understanding of eavesdropping is spying; that is what we understand.
The student : ... Shaykh.
The Shaykh : Yes.
The Shaykh :
The Shaykh (may Allah have mercy on him) laughed
ضحك الشيخ رحمه اللهand do not spy
وَلا تَجَسَّسواThe questioner : ... .
The Shaykh : Listening to the reciter is not a problem; there is nothing preventing it. It is not called eavesdropping. The understanding of eavesdropping is spying; that is what we understand.
The student : ... Shaykh.
The Shaykh : Yes.