Is it permissible for a husband to read the letters and cell phone messages of his wife without her permission?

Answer

It is permissible, in fact necessary, for a husband to read messages and letters of his wife without her consent, but vice versa is not permissible. In this cyber age too much cyber zina is committed by means of cell phones and the internet. There is no khauf (fear) left in the hearts of people, hence cyber zina has become an addiction. Both, husbands and wives are guilty of such shaitaani and nafsaani perpetration.