What is the ruling on seeking help from a friend during an exam to find the answer to a single remaining question after forgetting it, and is this considered cheating, knowing that the teacher prohibits talking during the exam and that the student did not have the intention to cheat beforehand?
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This is cheating, and one must repent and seek forgiveness for it, because he sought help from his colleague in answering, and this is prohibited by the authority supervising the exam.
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