Bukhari

Hadith Commentary:
It is as if you will prick them with that fruit.

Hadith Commentary:
(1)
To peep into someone’s house without permission is forbidden (haram) and an extremely reprehensible act, because the command to seek permission is due to the gaze itself. If one is going to peep without permission, then what is the meaning of seeking permission? As the Messenger of Allah (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam) said:
“When the gaze has already entered, then what is the point of permission?”
(Sunan Abi Dawud, Al-Adab, Hadith: 5173)
This is why, when a person knocks at someone’s door, he should stand to one side, as is explicitly mentioned in a hadith.
(Sunan Abi Dawud, Al-Adab, Hadith: 5174)

(2)
From this hadith it is understood that if someone peeps into another’s house, the householder may punish him, as in a hadith the Messenger of Allah (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam) said:
“Whoever peeps into someone’s house without permission, and the people of the house injure his eye, there is no compensation for him; rather, it is lost.”
(Sahih Muslim, Al-Adab, Hadith: 5642(2158))

Hadith Commentary:
(1)
There are two types of rights:
➊ Financial rights.
➋ Physical rights.

Regarding financial rights, it is permissible for a person to recover them without bringing the matter to the attention of the ruler. However, in the case of physical rights such as retribution (qisas), one should not take action independently, as this is the responsibility of the government. Nevertheless, the Shariah has permitted to the extent that if a person peeps into someone’s house without permission, and the owner of the house injures his eye, then there will be no compensation required from the owner, as is mentioned in the hadith:

“If a man looks into another’s house without permission, and the householder puts out his eye, there is no retribution (qisas) or blood money (diyah) upon him.”
(Sunan al-Nasa’i, al-Qasamah, Hadith: 4864)

Beyond this, there is no further permission in the Shariah.

(2)
Some individuals say that this was permissible for the Messenger of Allah (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam), but it is not correct for any member of the Ummah to do so. However, the actions and statements of the Messenger of Allah (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam) are a proof for every member of the Ummah unless a Shariah evidence establishes that it is specific to him (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam).

There is no Shariah evidence to establish that the aforementioned act is specific to the Messenger of Allah (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam).

In any case, financial rights may be recovered independently, but in matters of hudud (prescribed punishments) and retribution (qisas), one must refer the matter to the government.

And Allah knows best.

Hadith Commentary:
Vocabulary of the Hadith:
(1)
Mushqqas (plural: mashaqis):
A broad arrow.
(2)
Yakhtilu:
To employ stratagem and tactics,
to seek an opportunity to take advantage of someone's heedlessness in order to target him.

Benefits and Issues:
Peeping into someone’s house without permission is forbidden (haram) and an act of extreme bad manners.
This is why, when a person knocks at someone’s door, the etiquette is that he should stand to one side, as will be mentioned in the following hadith 5174.

(1) “He would gouge it out”—From this, it is deduced that if someone secretly looks into another’s house in this manner, then his eye may be gouged out even without informing the ruler. No blood money (diyah) or compensation will be obligatory. This is the view of Imam Shafi’i and Imam Ahmad rahimahullah, but Imam Malik and Imam Abu Hanifah rahimahullah do not hold this opinion. Their view is that the Prophet sallallahu alayhi wa sallam uttered these words as a deterrent (zajran), and his intention was not actually to gouge out the eye. The preferred opinion is that it is permissible to gouge out the eye of such a person, and there will be no compensation upon the one who does so, because the hadith supports this position. Unwarranted interpretations should be avoided.

(2) This hadith and the following hadith are related to the previous chapter in that, in such a situation, if the eye is gouged out, no blood money (diyah) will be required. Or perhaps the Imam forgot to establish a new chapter, or these two hadiths are related to the upcoming chapter, as has occurred in several places in Sunan al-Nasa’i. And Allah knows best.