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What is the ruling on using certain phrases among girls, such as: "I love you to death," "I am for you, with you, and by you, and I suffice you from the world," and "Allah is the Strong, and my love for you is strong"? Does the ruling differ based on intention, or are these phrases misleading or forbidden? Is it permissible to privately keep the phrase "I am for you, with you, and by you, and I suffice you from the world" without disclosing its intended meaning?

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Striving for truthfulness is a cause for divine success and guidance, while negligence in avoiding falsehood leads to abandonment and deviation. Words expressing love between non-mahram men and women are impermissible. As for those between whom such expressions are permissible, like two women or two men who are brothers in Islam, or a husband and wife, they must be within what is recognized as good (bi'l-ma'roof), far from exaggeration, excessiveness, and words that might imply inappropriate meanings. Some of these phrases, such as "I love you to death" and "I am yours, with you, and for you, and I suffice you from the world," are evidently untruthful and excessive, and might even suggest polytheistic meanings.

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