Supporting Privacy of Individuals in View of Verses of Quran and Hadiths
Subject Areas :Keywords: privacy Islamic law inquisitiveness revealing a secret,
Abstract :
Abstract The right to privacy is one of the most respected rights in all societies and Islamic teachings also emphasize it. Privacy is the state of being free from being observed, or one that the individual does not like to be revealed to others. People do not tolerate others entering their private space and react to it. The existence of teachings in Islam like the need for respecting others’ inherent dignity, the necessity of keeping a secret, respect for others’ self-esteem on the one hand and the emphasis in verses and Hadiths on the unlawfulness of inquisitiveness in other people’s private life indicate the important position of the right of privacy in Islam’s legal system. In this research, conducted in descriptive-analytical method, the concept of privacy is clarified and its status in verses of the Quran and Hadiths (narrations from the infallibles (AS)) is investigated.
