Ruling on spying on a person to find out if he is disobeying
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Question:
Am I allowed to spy on a person in his home to find out if he has any of the forbidden things, or intoxicants, or uses them?
Answer:
You are not allowed to spy; because Allah says: [Surah al-Hujurat: 12] and the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: .
Therefore, spying is not permissible. It is investigating a person in the hope of finding him in disobedience. No, rather, if Allah covers a Muslim, do not strive to expose him. But when the matter becomes apparent and is revealed without spying, it is obligatory for you to give advice, direct to good, and forbid what is wrong. As for spying, it is not permissible.
Am I allowed to spy on a person in his home to find out if he has any of the forbidden things, or intoxicants, or uses them?
Answer:
You are not allowed to spy; because Allah says:
O you who have believed, avoid much [negative] assumption. Indeed, some assumption is sin. And do not spy or backbite each other.
يَا أَيُّهَا الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا اجْتَنِبُوا كَثِيرًا مِنَ الظَّنِّ إِنَّ بَعْضَ الظَّنِّ إِثْمٌ وَلَا تَجَسَّسُوا وَلَا يَغْتَبْ بَعْضُكُمْ بَعْضًاDo not spy
لا تجسسواTherefore, spying is not permissible. It is investigating a person in the hope of finding him in disobedience. No, rather, if Allah covers a Muslim, do not strive to expose him. But when the matter becomes apparent and is revealed without spying, it is obligatory for you to give advice, direct to good, and forbid what is wrong. As for spying, it is not permissible.
Source
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