Is it considered a lie for an employee to tell the employer that he is selling the goods he bought from him for less than the actual price to avoid a price increase on him, and does this fall under the Almighty’s saying: "And you make your provision that you deny [it]" (Quran 56:82)? And is the employer entitled to ask the employee about the amount of profit he makes from the sold goods? And is the employee obliged to answer because he is the employer?
An employer should not ask an employee about the price of something they are buying from them, especially if it causes the employee embarrassment. The employee is not obliged to answer, and they have in subtle hints (equivocation) what saves them from lying. As for the noble verse, its meaning is that the deniers replaced gratitude to Allah for His provision with denying His messengers.
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