What is the ruling on someone who said in a Friday sermon: "Indeed, Prophet Ibrahim apologized for not interceding for believers on the Day of Judgment, claiming that he lied to Allah three times," citing verses 76-77 and 78 from Surat Al-An'am, verse 63 from Surat Al-Anbiya, and his statement to the king of Egypt about his wife Sarah that she was his sister, as evidence for his narration?
The Hadith of Intercession mentions that Ibrahim (peace be upon him) will apologize for interceding on the Day of Resurrection due to three "lies," as he said: "I told three lies." Scholars have clarified that these "lies" were not actual lies, but rather allusions (ta'ridh) or permissible dissimulations (tawriyah), or statements not intended as pure falsehood, or from the category of subtle hints (ma'arid). These were: "I am sick," "Rather, their chief did it," and his statement to his wife Sarah: "Tell him I am your brother."
As for what came in Surat Al-An'am regarding Ibrahim's saying: "This is my Lord" upon seeing the star, the moon, and the sun, scholars have differed in its interpretation. It was said that it was for the purpose of establishing proof against his people, or in the form of an interrogative denial, or as a rebuke and mockery of his people. This was not counted among the "lies" mentioned in the Hadith because it was not a pure falsehood.
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