Is it permissible for me to deny possessing savings—which I intend to spend on my daughters' marriages—when asked about them for the purpose of applying for government financial aid?
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Lying is definitively forbidden. It is not permissible to lie to donor entities to obtain aid, except in a state of dire necessity. What has been mentioned does not constitute a necessity.
Summary from Ftawy's records · added here
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