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Haram Speech & character

Is spying on others and thinking badly of them haram?

Short answer

Yes. The Quran tells believers to avoid much suspicion because some suspicion is sinful, and not to spy on one another (49:12). Searching for people's faults and secrets is forbidden.

Evidence

Quran

يَٰٓأَيُّهَا ٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُوا۟ ٱجْتَنِبُوا۟ كَثِيرًۭا مِّنَ ٱلظَّنِّ إِنَّ بَعْضَ ٱلظَّنِّ إِثْمٌۭ ۖ وَلَا تَجَسَّسُوا۟ وَلَا يَغْتَب بَّعْضُكُم بَعْضًا ۚ أَيُحِبُّ أَحَدُكُمْ أَن يَأْكُلَ لَحْمَ أَخِيهِ مَيْتًۭا فَكَرِهْتُمُوهُ ۚ وَٱتَّقُوا۟ ٱللَّهَ ۚ إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ تَوَّابٌۭ رَّحِيمٌۭ ﴿١٢﴾

Yã kũ waɗanda suka yi ĩmãni! Ku nĩsanci abu mai yãwa na zato. Lalle sãshen zato laifi ne. Kuma kada ku yi rahõto, kuma kada sãshenku yã yi gulmar sãshe. Shin, ɗayanku nã son yã ci naman ɗan'uwansa yanã matacce? To, kun ƙĩ shi (cin nãman). Kuma ku bi Allah da taƙawa. Lalle Allah Mai karɓar tũba ne, Mai jin ƙai.

This is general information, not a fatwa. For your own situation, ask a qualified scholar.

Questions about halal and haram

Is spying on others and thinking badly of them haram?

Yes. The Quran tells believers to avoid much suspicion because some suspicion is sinful, and not to spy on one another (49:12). Searching for people's faults and secrets is forbidden.

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