Is cheating on an exam permissible due to the abundance of lessons?
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Cheating on exams is absolutely forbidden, whether the subjects are few or many, religious or worldly. The correct way to answer is through studying and thorough preparation, and a Muslim should not resort to cheating in any way.
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