وَعَنْ مُعَاوِيَةَ
قَالَ: سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ يَقُولُ: «إِنَّكَ إِذَا اتَّبَعْتَ عَوْرَاتِ النَّاسِ أَفْسَدْتَهُمْ»
Muawiyah told that he heard God’s Messenger say, When you look into people’s secrets you corrupt them.* Baihaqi transmitted it in Shuab al-iman. * This is a prohibition of delving into other people’s affairs and disclosing things which should not be disclosed, as this makes life difficult for them. It is the same idea as in the previous tradition.
Mishkat al-Masabih 3553, Book 19, The Offices of Commander and Qadi, Hadith 48. 1 min read