Honesty and Promises
122 questions
What is to be said to one who frequently complains to people, claiming that his complaints are intended to ward off envy from him, and that his life is full of calamities, knowing that what he says ranges between truth, exaggeration, and falsehood?
What is the recompense for one who bears false witness and falsely swears upon the Book of Allah, and will repentance benefit him?
What is the meaning of truthfulness linguistically and Islamically?
Is it permissible to secretly marry a married man who refuses to inform his first wife of the marriage and stipulates that the second wife reside in another country far away from him?
What is the ruling on lying to conceal a physical illness, and is it permissible, out of necessity, to expose one's 'awrah to female doctors in the operating room?
What is the ruling of Islamic law on paying a sum of money to a witness to testify that I did not run a red light, in order to prove my innocence in a traffic accident and receive compensation, especially since the court ruled both parties innocent due to lack of evidence?
Is it permissible to lie to the wasteful husband to save money for the family, by claiming to have borrowed it from others, knowing that the money is not wasted on unlawful matters but is used to help the family?
Is it obligatory to receive the grant on the date mentioned in the voucher, or is it permissible to receive it earlier, as decided by the local official, in consideration of the students' circumstances?
What is the explanation of the hadith: "One who claims to have been given what he has not been given is like one who wears two garments of falsehood," and what is its reason?
Is it permissible to lie to the doctor if he asks about drinking alcohol or practicing sex, for the sake of concealing oneself, and does that affect the accuracy of the diagnosis?
What is the ruling on fulfilling a covenant when a person is asked to do something "for the sake of Allah," and then is later asked "for the sake of Allah" not to do the same thing, and what is the Shar'i (Islamic legal) ruling on not complying with the second request?
Is the questioner obligated to give a girl a sum of money that he promised her in exchange for seeing her face, after she showed a small part of it in a communication program and then showed him her full picture?
Is it permissible to testify in an incident you did not witness or hear about?
What is the ruling on teachers exceeding limits in grading by giving students more than they deserve?
Is it permissible for me to lie to my stingy father to obtain money for necessities, or to take from his money without his knowledge to pay the symbolic fees for a computer course, by analogy with what was permitted for the wife of Abu Sufyan? And am I sinful for lying to my father about going to memorize the Qur’an in a mosque in another city, claiming to be training in an engineering office, in order to avoid his refusal due to transportation costs, knowing that my mother is aware of this and I am in need of that faith-based environment?
What is the recompense for fulfilling a covenant and what is the recompense for betraying it?
Is the testimony of a person regarding the names of heirs whom he does not fully know, while swearing to it, and with his knowledge of the possibility of the existence of other heirs who were not mentioned, considered a false testimony? What is the ruling on the oath he swore, and what is incumbent upon him to expiate for this sin?
Is it forbidden to claim that a certain woman is your mother while you know that she is not, and is it permissible to lie in such a situation to preserve the girl's honor and conceal the husband's sin?
What is the literal opinion of Imam Al-Shafi'i, Abu Hanifa, and Malik concerning the circumstances under which lying is permissible?
Would the testimony that the tenant paid the full rent, considering the value of the compensation, be considered a false testimony, given that the witness did not see the payment himself?
Is the testimony of a man who witnessed an accident, stating that the boy's older brother was the driver—with the intention of helping the boy's poor family—considered a false testimony and a grave sin?
Is the failure to document sources in a research paper considered theft, and what are the conditions for repentance if that is the case, especially given that the supervisor has asked to forget the matter?
What is the ruling on speaking about a matter without sufficient knowledge of it, or without remembering its details well, or without knowledge?
Is it considered a lie to show that one has not forgiven family and relatives—who backbite and wrong the questioner—with the aim of deterring them, while the questioner has inwardly forgiven them?