Privacy in Islam as a Guide to Housing Development

Zahari Mahad Musa (Faculty of Syariah and Law, Universiti Sains Islam Malaysia (USIM))
Mohd Farid Ravi Abdullah (Faculty of Islamic Civilisation Studies, Kolej Universiti Islam Antarabangsa Selangor (KUIS), Malaysia)
Abur Hamdi Usman (Faculty of Islamic Civilisation Studies, Kolej Universiti Islam Antarabangsa Selangor (KUIS), Malaysia)
Azwar Iskandar (Centre for Research and Community Services, University College for Arabic and Islamic Sciences Makassar (STIBA), Indonesia)

International Journal of Islamic Khazanah
Vol. 11 No. 2 (2021): IJIK

The dwelling house is part of the basic needs of human life. In Islam, the designation of a place as a dwelling house has its importance. The dwelling house is not only seen as a sanctuary for oneself and one’s property, but it is also significant in providing space for privacy. This paper discusses privacy related to a dwelling house in Islamic jurisprudence. The discussion will focus on the importance of the privacy rules for a dwelling house to guide the parties involved in housing development. The type of research is qualitative with a socio-historical approach. The results indicate that Islam provides a balance between social life and the need to be alone. The principles of privacy for a dwelling house not only show the security of shariah objectives, but they also guide the construction industry with divine guidance in sustainable human development.