Mishkat al-Masabih 3709

Translation

Mu'awiya told that he heard God’s Messenger say,” When you look into people’s secrets you corrupt them.”* Baihaqi transmitted it in Shu'ab 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.

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Same hadith, other wordings

• Syu'abul Iman 9212سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ يَقُولُ: " إِنَّكَ إِنِ اتَّبَعْتَ عَوْرَاتِ النَّاسِ أَفْسَدْتَهُمْ، أَوْ كِدْتَ أَنْ تُفْسِدَهُمْ "، قَالَ: يَقُولُ أَبُو الدَّرْدَاءِ: " كَلِمَةٌ سَمِعَهَا مُعَاوِيَةُ، عَنْ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ نَفَعَهُ اللهُ بِهَا "