Treating the West: Ruling on Spying on Believers and Informing Oppressive Regimes

Practical Laws of Islam as per the teachings of Imam Khamenei

Treating the West: Ruling on Spying on Believers and Informing Oppressive Regimes

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Question #1383:

Is it permissible to snoop on the believers’ properties and pass information on them to oppressive governments, especially when such action inflicts losses on them or offend them?

Answer #1383:

This type of action is ḥarām. If the inflicted loss resulted from presenting information about the believers before the unjust rule, the informer should compensate for the losses.

-Imam Khamenei, Practical Laws of Islam, Importance and Conditions of Treating the West