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Sunan an-Nasai 4860 — Privacy and Permission
One Who Takes His Right to Retaliation without the Involvement of the Ruler
Hadith About Privacy: Do Not Look Into Homes Without Permission
Sunan an-Nasai : 4860
Sunan an-NasaiHadith Number 4860
أَخْبَرَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ الْمُثَنَّى، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا مُعَاذُ بْنُ هِشَامٍ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنِي أَبِي، عَنْ قَتَادَةَ، عَنِ النَّضْرِ بْنِ أَنَسٍ، عَنْ بَشِيرِ بْنِ نَهِيكٍ، عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ، عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم قَالَ " مَنِ اطَّلَعَ فِي بَيْتِ قَوْمٍ بِغَيْرِ إِذْنِهِمْ فَفَقَئُوا عَيْنَهُ فَلاَ دِيَةَ لَهُ وَلاَ قِصَاصَ " .
Abu Hurairah Narrated from:
The Prophet said: "Whoever looks into a house without the permission of the occupants and they put out his eye, he has no right to blood money or retaliation."
Reference : Sunan an-Nasa'i 4860In-book reference : Book 45, Hadith 155English translation : Vol. 5, Book 45, Hadith 4864
Summary of Sunan an-Nasai Hadith 4860
This hadith about privacy gives a firm warning against peeking into someone’s home without permission. The action described is not treated as a small social mistake in the wording of the narration. It is a direct break of the privacy of the people inside the house. The Prophet says that if the occupants put out the eye of the person who looked in without permission, he has no right to blood money or retaliation. The main message is clear: a home is a private space, and a person has no right to search with his eyes where he was not allowed. Islamic privacy rules start before entering; even looking needs permission.
What we learn from this hadith
- Respecting the privacy of a home is a serious duty.
- Looking into someone’s house without permission is directly condemned.
- The narration highlights the right of occupants to protect their private space.
