Is it permissible to listen to a teacher who uses humorous fictional stories to facilitate information, knowing that there is a Hadith: "Woe to him who speaks and lies to make people laugh; woe to him, woe to him"?
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Lying in order to make people laugh is forbidden, and its perpetrator deserves punishment, due to the severe warning associated with it. This differs from acting out information to help people understand, or fabricating fictional stories for good purposes, such as teaching virtues and giving examples. Such actions are permissible as long as they do not involve something reprehensible or the glorification of falsehood.
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