Is it permissible to falsify one's age in official documents in order to join a sports club, knowing that this would not harm anyone?
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Lying is forbidden () and leads to immorality, and then to the Fire. Persisting in it causes its perpetrator to be recorded as a liar with Allah. It is not permissible to lie to obtain this opportunity. Rather, missing it might be better for a Muslim, because this field is not something that pure, pious souls aspire to.
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