The nature of the human is that He lives a public and a private life. In public life He lives with members of society in his tribe, village or city. In his private life He lives at home and among his family members. For his private life, Islam introduced specific rules to treat the problems that the human encounters, male or female. One of the main rules that Islam brought is that the private life is exclusively under the control of that human. It forbade anyone to enter his house without his permission. Allah (swt) says:

“Oh you who believe enter not homes other than yours until you establish familiarisation and greet their inhabitants. This is better for you, so that you might remember”. [An- Nur: 27] In this Ayah, Allah (swt) commanded people not to enter homes without being permitted to. He (swt) considered not seeking the permission as estrangement and seeking it as familiarisation. He (swt) said:

“Until you establish familiarisation”. [An- Nur: 27] This is metaphoric for seeking the permission, for familiarisation will not occur without it, i.e. until you seek the permission of its people. At-Tabarani reported that the Messenger (pbuh) said: “Whoever peeps at a home without the permission of its people, it is as if He destroyed it.” Abu Dawood reported, a man asked the Prophet (pbuh), about whether He should seek permission from his mother (when He enter her quarters) He (pbuh) said: “Yes”. He said: “There is no one to serve her but me. Should I seek permission every time I enter?” He (pbuh) said: “Do you like to see your mother naked?” The man said: “No.” He (pbuh) said “Then seek permission.” Therefore, Islam forbade any human from entering a home other than his without the permission of the home's inhabitants. There is no difference whether the home to be entered upon is of a Muslim or not. This is due to the fact that while the speech is for Muslims, regarding seeking permission, the speech regarding the home came in an unqualified form (Mutlaq) without any restriction (Taqyeed), and in a general form (Aam) without any specification (Takhsees). Therefore, this includes every home. This clearly indicates the sanctity of the home, and that the private life has specific rules such as seeking permission to enter someone's home. In the case where the one seeking to enter doesn't find anyone at home they are not to enter until permission is granted. And if they are told to turn back then they must turn back and are not allowed to enter. Allah (swt) said: