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Salam, 
Mind your business boy!
I have been noticing a recent pattern of individuals who feel like they have the right to tap into your personal information because they are your “Muslim Brother”, well guess what; you should mind your business because the right of having privacy is strictly enforced in Islam. Stop trying to be big brother, keep your eye to yourself! Dajjal will have a nasty eye.
A lot of people think they can be slick by going through your personal emails or chats because they feel that you can’t hide anything if your a believer, and if you are hiding something it means you are sinning. This is shatan (the devil) at his slickest to tell you the truth. Let me give you an example:
People feel like they have a right to know because they are like “your family”, well brother I love you for the sake of Allah but you have to understand, just because we are cool with each other it doesn’t mean I have to tell you everything or you can just go through my conversations with other people. My relationship with a certain individual is not the same as yours. Let’s say if a brother came to me for help about a certain problem and he only wanted me to know for his own reputation or to avoid backbiting (ghaibah) or gossip and you just butted in. That’s not cool; you should fall back and let me breathe before I catch an asthma attack, astugfurillah.
The message that I am trying to drive to all of you is that depending on a certain situation some things need to be kept private and other things can be reveled. It all comes down to the person who is directly in the situation and his conformity level with what he or she feels needs to be told to you. So don’t butt in always, stop spying. You don’t need to. Allah is always watching, and you should always respect that business is business. The best way to look at a situation similar to this is questioning one self with the perspective” how would I feel if someone went through my private life” of course you would be angry and you would hope that person stay out unless you offer them insight.
Here is a powerful habit to reflect upon and be conscious of in our daily matters when dealing with people.
It is also narrated in al-Saheehayn from Abu Hurayrah that the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said: ‘Beware of suspicion, for suspicion is the falsest of speech. Do not eavesdrop; do not spy on one another; do not envy one another; do not forsake one another; do not hate one another. Be, O slaves of Allah, brothers.”
Also here is some additional advice from Imam Nawami (May Allah have mercy on him)
Al-Nawawi (may Allah have mercy on him) said: “Some of the scholars said that tahassus [‘eavesdropping’] means listening to other people’s conversations, and tajassus [‘spying’] means seeking out their faults. Or it was suggested that tajassus means looking for secrets. The word is mostly used in the sense of evil. The jaasoos (spy) is the one who seeks out secrets for evil purposes and the naamoos is the one who seeks out secrets for good purposes. And it was said that tajassus means looking for information for someone else, and tahassus means looking for information for oneself. This was the view of Tha’lab. And it was said that they mean one and the same, which is seeking out information about people’s circumstances.”
Alright so that wraps it up like a mummy, Inshallah remind yourself of this very important teaching from our beloved Prophet and remember to make dua Allah give us success in this life and the next. Ameen!
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