THE ACT OF PEEPING FROM ISLAMIC VIEW
by Rohani Mukhtar [View Writer's Profile]

Abstract
Nowadays, there are a lot of things happened around us. But, we are not aware of the incidents and sometimes we just let it go as it did not involved us. For example, bully, gangsterism, picks pocket and others. One of the cases that did not tackle our attention is peeping.

This article talked about the act of peeping among Malaysian people from Islamic view. The definition of peeping, peeping cases, causes and effects of peeping to the people who did this act and who became the victims.

This article gave the definition of peeping with some evidence from real cases. Then, it stated the number of cases recorded by the government to give proof that the action was being notified by them. The list of causes and effects of peeping were also being discussed in this article.

The Act of Peeping from Islamic View

Peeping is an action which is against our Islamic believes. It is considered as sinful because it leads to unexpected act such as enter the girls’ bedroom or toilet. The peeping tom will take pictures of any girls at any time especially when they are not properly in their clothes even taking their garments.

The girls dare not sleep with their windows open, or leave their lingerie out to dry. Many dare not bathe alone at night – they would rather shower in pairs or take turns to keep watch. One even carries a penknife into the toilet. Sound like scenes from I Know What You Did Last Summer? No, this is real-life stuff from campuses here and in Singapore.

This age-old problem was again highlighted recently when police arrested a 23-year-old Nanyang Technological University (NTU) undergraduate after he was caught lurking inside a women's toilet in his hostel block.

His image was caught on the hostel's security camera. Police are investigating the case as a potential outrage of modesty as a female exchange student from Holland was using the toilet at the time. The peeping tom was a student leader who sat on the Students’ Union Council. He has stepped down from his positions and left his room in Hall Eight.

Both NTU and the National University of Singapore (NUS) did not reveal the number of such incidents they have handled in the past. However, NTU's campus newspaper The Nanyang Chronicle reported four years ago that there were at least 17 peeping tom cases between 2001 and 2002.

The Sunday Times also understands that there were at least two other cases involving peeping toms in NTU hostels this year. Female hostelites in Hall Eight, Block 43, said that earlier this month, one of the girls caught someone peeping at her from the bottom of the cubicle door as she was showering.