The Scope of Spouses' Privacy from the Perspective of Verses and Narrations

Abstract

The family, as a small society, has laws and boundaries from an Islamic perspective, and its members must adhere to these laws and respect each other's privacy. Privacy is a fundamental principle in society and one of the most basic human rights, which is also raised within the family as the most fundamental social institution. Islam, as a complete religion, has established laws for the family and spousal privacy, the observance of which will lead to the exaltation of the family foundation. However, privacy in marital relationships remains unknown and is not well-explained for many. From the perspective of Islamic jurisprudence, spouses also enjoy privacy and independent interests relative to each other, and neither party has the right to intrude upon the other's privacy. This research, which is a library study written using a descriptive-analytical method, attempts to define the scope of spousal privacy and explain ways to strengthen the family foundation and improve relationships between spouses through this approach. The results obtained in this discussion include respecting the privacy of each spouse at home, physical privacy, sexual privacy, ideological privacy, etc., to achieve peace, strengthen the family foundation, and improve marital relations.