Honesty and Promises
122 questions
Is it considered a lie to exaggerate in speech, such as saying "I waited for you a year" when intending to express a delay, or to change details of a story unintentionally and without altering its meaning?
Is it permissible for a woman to lie and swear by the Qur’an about something untrue, in order to conceal a mistake she committed without her husband's knowledge, for fear of divorce and the scattering of their children?
Is it permissible to lie to a sister who is mentally and physically ill to bring joy to her heart and prevent her from grieving, knowing that this lie is intended to alleviate her suffering and not to harm her?
What is the ruling on joining a medical college with a total score that includes extra marks beyond the student's deserving score in one of the subjects, and is that considered cheating?
Is it permissible to lie to the husband to conceal the wife's private money if the husband would stop working and expose the family to harm if he knew about this money?
Is it permissible to lie to a father who prevents his observant son from associating with religious people and attending religious lessons, fearing for him from arrest?
Is lying forbidden in all its forms, including writing a colleague's name in the attendance record when she is absent, and saying that one's father is not home at his request to avoid answering calls?
Is a person's promise to pray for someone considered a trust that must be fulfilled? And is it a condition that this supplication be made in the absence of the person for it to be answered?
Is the use of imagination and exaggeration in poetry considered a lie, especially with the prevalence of the saying, "The sweetest poetry is that which is most mendacious"?
Is it permissible for a Muslim to slander and lie about some sheikhs, and to interpret some Qur’anic verses by way of taqiyya, if he expects imprisonment soon due to his commitment?
How can one avoid the phenomenon of cheating in school exams, and what is the ruling on a female student cheating on an exam after her teacher allowed her to complete it at home? Is she sinful, even though the teacher did not stipulate that she should not cheat?
What is the ruling on bearing witness to and affirming something merely to accommodate your situation, when you know that it harms the other party?
Is testimony in which the witness mixes truth with falsehood before the court, after swearing by Allah, considered false testimony, and what is its expiation?
Is it permissible to lie and feign illness in order to reunite with one's son, given the difficult life he is experiencing in Turkey?
How should one deal with a fiancée who tells her fiancé that she is attracted to someone else, despite their impending marriage, and what is the Islamic guidance in such a case?
What is the ruling on the false testimony given by the questioner to help his manager sell his wife's land, and what is the way to expiate this sin?
Is it permissible to attribute the accusation to one of the defendants in a rape case, so that he marries the girl and saves the others from prison, and what is the ruling on intervening in such cases to save relatives?
Is changing one's appearance, trimming one's beard, and concealing the Salafi methodology considered deception or lying, and is guiding youth to read Salafi books and browse Salafi websites, while feigning affiliation with another Islamic movement, considered a sin?
Am I allowed to testify that I did not hear screaming on the stairwell of the building, knowing that I was not present on that day, in order to acquit my friend who is accused of harassment and whose innocence I trust?
Is giving an answer in an exam considered cheating, even though giving answers is not allowed, and does the hadith "Whoever is asked about knowledge and conceals it will be bridled on the Day of Resurrection with a bridle of fire" apply to it?
What is the ruling on verifying answers with a friend during an exam?
Is it permissible for an employee to use a previous video of a client's face for online appointment booking, knowing that the system requires the client to appear directly in front of the camera for identity verification, and this is done to facilitate the process for the client who finds it difficult to complete it themselves?
Is it permissible to inform the father of a fraudulent woman that the money she has not repaid to his daughter is money belonging to orphans?
Is it permissible to lie if it would protect a Muslim from being killed?