What is the ruling on lying to one's brother and agreeing with a worker to tell him a repair price lower than the real price, in order to avoid problems with him, knowing that the money paid is the worker's right?
Source: FtawySummary from Ftawy's records · added here Sep 2, 2026
If avoiding evil from the brother can only be achieved by informing him of something contrary to reality, then we hope that there is no sin upon you. The general principle is that lying is not permissible unless the praiseworthy objective cannot be achieved except through it, along with the necessity of seeking forgiveness and repentance from any sin.
Summary from Ftawy's records · added here
Reviewed by El Fatwa's sharia committee.
Read the full answer on Ftawyhttps://ftawy.com/en/questions/132807
Where this answer came from
- Source platform
- Ftawy
- Original fatwa ID
- 132807
- Added here
- . This is when the answer was added to El Fatwa, not the fatwa's date.
- Text
- Summary from Ftawy's records, reviewed by El Fatwa's sharia committee.
- Read the full ruling
- Read the full answer on Ftawy