Is it permissible for a Muslim residing in a European country to submit a fabricated sick leave to his company in order to spend the month of Ramadan in his Muslim country with his family, due to the difficulty of fasting in Europe and the timing of the vacations granted by the company?
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If you are not ill, it is not permissible for you to request sick leave because that is a forbidden lie, unless there is a justification for it. If the company prevents you from taking agreed-upon or legally binding leave, and you cannot obtain it except by lying, then we hope there is no blame upon you for that. Ibn Al-Qayyim mentioned that it is permissible to lie to oneself or to others if no harm results from it and it helps one attain their right.
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