Is it considered a lie to conceal certain personal matters or not to tell the full truth in some situations, such as denying the existence of a particular problem, or not disclosing a hurtful opinion, or denying watching cartoon movies, or concealing the reason for being late which is related to using a moisturizing cream, all out of a desire for privacy or fear of people's judgment or gloating, along with a desire for one's outward appearance to match one's inner reality?
Reporting something contrary to reality is prohibited lying, and it is not permissible except out of a necessity that cannot be repelled by anything else. Lying in the mentioned scenarios can be avoided by apologizing for not answering, or by using tawriyah (equivocation), which is when the speaker says something that has an apparent meaning immediately understood by the listener, and also another hidden meaning, which is the speaker's intended meaning.
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