And whoever enters a man's house as a thief, his ruling is the same.
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The Shaykh : The author said, there is no question except after the time is announced, if Allah wills. The author said "And whoever enters a man's house as a thief, his ruling is the same". And what does "as a thief" mean?
The questioner : ... .
The Shaykh : It means a thief, even if he is not one of the thieves, meaning he does not habitually commit theft, but he entered as a thief intending to take something from this house. His ruling is the same, meaning like the one who attacks wealth. He is repelled with the easiest means, and if he cannot be repelled except by killing, then he is killed. Now, if the man says, "I entered to look for a book I want to review, I do not want to steal," or "I entered to look for a mushaf I want to read," or "I entered to drink water, for example," what do we say?
The questioner : ... .
The Shaykh : We say, first, it is not permissible for you to enter without permission, that is one thing, so you have erred in this regard. Second, if you want water, we give you a cup of water, you drink, and you leave. Yes? Or no? Or is this humiliation? Hmm? What do you say? Do we give him drink in case he is truthful and let him go out, or do we look for a mushaf and give it to him, perhaps he is truthful and wants a mushaf?
The questioner : ... .
The Shaykh : Yes?
The questioner : We do not give him anything because Allah forbade ... a person to enter ... without ... .
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : ... .
The Shaykh : In any case, he is not lying in any case.
The questioner : It is looked into ...
The Shaykh : But he is in error in any case. We say, you are now deserving of discipline because you entered the house without permission, and your seeking a mushaf or a book or something similar is unlikely, because the one who seeks this does not come to houses, he comes to offices, right or not?
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : His seeking water is possible, hmm? Or is it not possible?
The questioner : It is not possible.
The Shaykh : Why?
The questioner : It is possible for a passerby or a traveler ...
The Shaykh : Yes, it is possible, this is possible.
The questioner : But if he is a resident of the town ... .
The Shaykh : It is possible if there are no refrigerators in the market yet, otherwise we would say go to the refrigerators, as it also happens sometimes, in some towns, you find the door open even at night, even at night the doors are open, so if a stranger comes and does not know, he enters this place thinking it is, for example, a public place or an endowment for people to enter. In any case, whenever there are indications pointing to his truthfulness, he is allowed and excused, otherwise he is held accountable for his crime.
The questioner : ... .
The Shaykh : It means a thief, even if he is not one of the thieves, meaning he does not habitually commit theft, but he entered as a thief intending to take something from this house. His ruling is the same, meaning like the one who attacks wealth. He is repelled with the easiest means, and if he cannot be repelled except by killing, then he is killed. Now, if the man says, "I entered to look for a book I want to review, I do not want to steal," or "I entered to look for a mushaf I want to read," or "I entered to drink water, for example," what do we say?
The questioner : ... .
The Shaykh : We say, first, it is not permissible for you to enter without permission, that is one thing, so you have erred in this regard. Second, if you want water, we give you a cup of water, you drink, and you leave. Yes? Or no? Or is this humiliation? Hmm? What do you say? Do we give him drink in case he is truthful and let him go out, or do we look for a mushaf and give it to him, perhaps he is truthful and wants a mushaf?
The questioner : ... .
The Shaykh : Yes?
The questioner : We do not give him anything because Allah forbade ... a person to enter ... without ... .
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : ... .
The Shaykh : In any case, he is not lying in any case.
The questioner : It is looked into ...
The Shaykh : But he is in error in any case. We say, you are now deserving of discipline because you entered the house without permission, and your seeking a mushaf or a book or something similar is unlikely, because the one who seeks this does not come to houses, he comes to offices, right or not?
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : His seeking water is possible, hmm? Or is it not possible?
The questioner : It is not possible.
The Shaykh : Why?
The questioner : It is possible for a passerby or a traveler ...
The Shaykh : Yes, it is possible, this is possible.
The questioner : But if he is a resident of the town ... .
The Shaykh : It is possible if there are no refrigerators in the market yet, otherwise we would say go to the refrigerators, as it also happens sometimes, in some towns, you find the door open even at night, even at night the doors are open, so if a stranger comes and does not know, he enters this place thinking it is, for example, a public place or an endowment for people to enter. In any case, whenever there are indications pointing to his truthfulness, he is allowed and excused, otherwise he is held accountable for his crime.