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Sunan an-Nasai 4861 — Privacy Without Permission
One Who Takes His Right to Retaliation without the Involvement of the Ruler
Hadith About Looking Without Permission and Protecting Privacy
Sunan an-Nasai : 4861
Sunan an-NasaiHadith Number 4861
أَخْبَرَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ مَنْصُورٍ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا سُفْيَانُ، عَنْ أَبِي الزِّنَادِ، عَنِ الأَعْرَجِ، عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ، عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم قَالَ " لَوْ أَنَّ امْرَأً اطَّلَعَ عَلَيْكَ بِغَيْرِ إِذْنٍ فَخَذَفْتَهُ فَفَقَأْتَ عَيْنَهُ مَا كَانَ عَلَيْكَ حَرَجٌ " . وَقَالَ مَرَّةً أُخْرَى " جُنَاحٌ " .
Abu Hurairah Narrated from:
The Prophet said: "If a person were to look at you without permission and you were to throw a stone at him and put out his eye, there would be no blame on you."
Reference : Sunan an-Nasa'i 4861In-book reference : Book 45, Hadith 156English translation : Vol. 5, Book 45, Hadith 4865
Summary of Sunan an-Nasai Hadith 4861
This hadith about looking without permission teaches that a person’s private space must be respected. The Prophet describes someone who looks at another person without permission. If the one being looked at throws a stone and the looker loses an eye, the narration says there is no blame on the one who defended his privacy. The teaching is direct and strong. It shows that privacy is not only about entering a place; it is also about where a person chooses to look. The hadith about privacy tells Muslims to control their eyes, avoid spying, and never treat another person’s home or private life as open for viewing.
What we learn from this hadith
- Permission matters before looking into another person’s private space.
- The eyes can violate privacy even without physical entry.
- The narration warns against spying, peeking, and careless intrusion.
