Is it religiously forbidden and a cause of spiritual distress to falsify pesticide residue test results in order to obtain necessary export certificates, given that the ideal percentage is genuinely achieved after two weeks?

Explicit deception and fraud are forbidden by Islamic law, based on Allah’s saying: ﴿So shun the abomination of idols, and shun false statements﴾ [Al-Hajj: 30], and the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, said: «Whoever deceives is not one of us.»

Falsehood (Al-Zūr) is defined as describing something contrary to its true nature, and it includes lies and falsehood.

Therefore, a Muslim must seek forgiveness for what they have committed and not obey anyone in disobeying Allah, even if it leads to losing their job.

An ideal outcome does not justify deception and fraud, because the harvest might be used before this outcome appears, and the contract is based on untrue specifications.

The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, forbade deception, as in the hadith about the heap of food: «Why did you not put it on top of the food so that people could see it? Then he said: Whoever deceives us is not one of us.»

Truthfulness in selling brings blessings, while lying and concealing destroy them.