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Is it permissible for someone who has sinned and repented to deny their sin if asked about it, for fear of being accused of other things they did not commit?

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Source: FtawySummary from Ftawy's records · added here Sep 2, 20261 min readAlso available in العربية
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The lie of a repentant person to conceal his sin is permissible because it is among the things that have been granted a concession for. It is analogous to what is explicitly mentioned in the texts regarding matters in which lying is permissible, such as denying a sin to cover for its perpetrator, as long as he has not committed it openly. The better and more preferable approach is to use ma'areed (euphemisms/double meanings) in denial, such as intending that he did not commit it at a specific time or in a specific place. Indeed, ma'areed provide a way out of lying. His lie is permissible whether he fears being accused of something he did not do or not.

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