Questions tagged [lying]
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What if i say wallahi on a useless thing and then break it?
me my brother and my dad went shopping , i wanted a bag of chips , and im in turkey currently and my brother said say wallohi you will let me play on your computer for one bag of chips i said wallahi ,...
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Comedy with exaggeration, made up stories in TV shows
Salam! This is kind of a funny question but since it's so common atleast in the subcontinent TV scene, so I'm asking this, as people tend not to care about this, rather sometimes they claim to do ...
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Lying in some situation to avoid a sin is halala or haram
So during my exams my friend ask me to help by telling answers.
Inorder to not do sin I tell them I don't know the answer and act like I didn't do my exam well .
So is lying in this situation haram or ...
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Is sarcasm lying?
Salam is being sarcastic a form of lying? I was talking to my brother and he said something and I was like "oh sorry, my bad" in a sarcastic way, does that count as lying? And also when they ...
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A question about oaths
Asalamualaykum this is a question regarding about oaths. If you make an oath saying you won't lie then don't fulfill it and for example let's say you lied a lot do you have to expiate each of the lies ...
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Is this lying or haram?
Aslamualaikom,
I have with the help of a freight forwarder (agent) purchased products from China. As i live i the EU i have to pay taxes and duties for the products. Before shipping the products you ...
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Which is worse, backbiting or lying?
I'm faced with a situation where I have to either lie or backbite. Which one is the lesser sin?
This might help you in answering the question.
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Is it okay to lie to avoid hanging out with opposite gender?
Assalamu'Alaikum,
Before I was religious, I was friends with many people of the opposite gender (non-muslim).
However I have become more religious (Alhumdullilah) and realise it is not permitted in ...
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Is it permissible to use sarcasm and exaggeration to make someone laugh?
Since lying isn’t allowed when joking, is it permissible to use sarcasm or exaggeration to make someone laugh?
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gathering to read full quran
As Salamu Aleikum
My First question: i am seeking the help of my senior and brothers today concerning gathering to recite the full Quran whereby anyone will be reading a Juz or two.
I recently heard ...
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Did I lie by saying this?
My father today asked me how much discount a particular shop gives. I said that they give a 40 taka discount if a customer buys 400 takas worth of goods. However, I am not 100% sure that the ...
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I lied about my father being abusive when I was younger. How can I repent?
Salaam. When I was in high school I used to cut myself for dumb reasons (sympathy? attention?) and I would tell friends that my father was the one who had done it and they thought he was abusive. It's ...
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is it haram to play Among Us
I play a game called among us but when you get imposter you have to lie in the game like accusing someone as the imposter and lying is haram right so I just wanted to know if it is halal to play that ...
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I have cancer and I don’t want to tell my family
I recently got diagnosed with ovarian cancer. My family knows that I got a tumour removed, but I told them that the tumour is non cancerous, which is not true. I simply don’t want to hurt them, ...
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Is among us haram? [duplicate]
There's this game I used to play with my friend called "Among Us". In this game you are given a role of "crewmate" or "imposter". In this game if your an imposter you ...
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Lying in video games haram? (Among Us)
There is a game that you need to be in a team and one of them is imposter. And whoever is imposter, he need to hide his and identity and lie about certain things. Everyone in the game knows someone is ...
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About lying as self defense and saving a life
is telling lies permissible for self defense if youre at the mercy of a robber to save yourself?
Ive been kidnapped and still i spoke the truth.
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Is it sense of lying if ticking the checkbox of software terms/condition without reading it?
There are mostly software and applications for mobiles and laptops that asked users to accept the terms and conditions before using the app. Many people continue without reading that terms because ...
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Is it haram to fake my age online?
I'm 15 years old (about to be 16 in a month) and I want to make money online as I don't have time for an actual job during the school year. The problem is websites always want workers at least 18 ...
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Will it be haram to earn money by lying while negotiating a (buying) deal
I know it's haram to lie. My question is more complicated than just lying to earn money. What if I want to see if the other person is giving me a reasonable price and to do that I lie that I am ...
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Is it sinful to use a captions name different than what it is for?
I want to to add tafsirs into my videos, but in order for the viewer to activate it, they'll have to choose it from the menu of language captions. For example: in this video, if you go to captions and ...
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Can I lie to prevent an argument?
So my friend called me yesterday but I didn’t feel like talking. She got mad this morning and I told her I was sleeping and didn’t see her call and she said that she saw me online on Facebook.
Can I ...
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Is writing fiction a form of lie? [duplicate]
Assalamualaikum
I'm a Muslim girl, who is interested in writing stories. I've written a few stories and many people, including my parents, have complimented me and have encouraged me to publish them ...
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Is Marriage Annul if Wife runs from home with out husband's concern
Is the marriage Annul if Wife keeps running from husband's home with out husbands permission to her parents house and stays with them for months together with out husband's consent, stating false ...
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Benefit vs. Harm with haram action
Salam,
When it comes to a haram action, if the benefits to one’s seen outweigh the harm, would it be permissible? More specifically, if one needs to commit one deceptive/dishonest action and as a ...
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What does Islam say about lying to stay in the UK for a British passport? [duplicate]
I have a question regarding someone lying to stay in the UK for a British passport
I know someone who came as a visitor to the UK and rather than going back abroad decided to claim asylum on domestic ...
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Is my salary haram after attesting that I've never been convicted by a court of law, when I was fined for entering a train platform without a ticket?
When joining a government organization, there was a question while filling the attestation form that have you ever been convicted by a court of law for any offence. I wrote no. Actually I had been ...
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Asking someone to Swear
Zaid is a liar, He borrowed some money from me. After sometime he denied and he started telling lying. When issue reached high I told him to take swear of Allah and He swear (false) that He (Zaid) did ...
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How do I ask Allah to forgive me for my past life and lying about it to protect my wife?
Before I accepted Islam, I led a pretty disgraceful life. It has led to terrible marriage problems. When my wife asks me for information on the things I did (she is not Muslim), I do not tell her the ...
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Can a person lie to keep something safe or hidden or to protect something which will benefit him?
Can a person lie in order to keep something safe or hidden or to protect something which will benefit him? For example, once I was in a shameful situation with a kufar girl, and I lied to her in order ...
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Is making tawbah sufficient for lying when swearing on the Quran?
I swore on the Quran while lying and I'm very regretful of my sin, very. I can not fast 3 days or feed 10 people. Or pay the fee of committing this sin (reasons).
I made tawbah and prayed and made ...
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Does Islam permit writing fictional stories?
I searched the internet and found many fatwas that writing fiction (if it adheres to sharia) is allowed. But i still have a doubt because of this hadith:
Woe to the one who speaks with lies to make ...
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Does Shia Islam have any narration where attributing a lie to the Prophet is a grave sin and leads to hell?
“Do not tell lies about me, for whoever tells lies about me will enter Hell.” Narrated by al-Bukhaari, 106.
Sunni Muslims have the above narration which tells about consequences of deliberate lying ...
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Are these silly lies haram according to Islam?
Though lies are forbidden in Islam, but many of us willingly or unwillingly tell some silly lies often to not to face some situations or to ignore some things. As example, I often can't help to lie to ...
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Is it haram to use something that was not faithfully obtained?
When I was 12 years old, my parents have told me that they're going to buy me a MacBook Pro if I didn't cry for computer related issues when they were away. However I did, and I have told my baby ...
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Is lying to prevent a great sin allowed?
Is it permissible to lie in order to avoid a great sin? For example, a person was invited to an inappropriate party, so he acted sick to slip away and not attend it. So in such cases, would lying be ...
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I have been lying about my father for years and want to get out of it [closed]
Salam,
I am a 14 year old girl raised by a single mother. I know very little about my father who left my mum when i was 3 and i have never had the guts to ask my mom about him. you could say I'm not ...
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How to repent from lying?
As everyone knows, lying is one of the great and major sins. Let's say, at some point, a person lied a small lie. How can he repent?
Does he need to tell whom he lied to the truth?
Or is it enough to ...
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Why is lying a major sin?
As I and in all probability all of you know, lie or Kezb is counted as a major sin or in other word it is considered as Kabaer (majors) sin. But the question which I am looking for its answer is that ...
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Lying to get married, grounds for divorce, or will it reduce barakh in the marriage?
My husband and his family deceived me on many levels before we got married. Before I married him he had a severe case of cancer, which reached his bones and organs. It was also his understanding that ...
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Can Muslims, without lying, allow others to get false impressions?
Understanding that lying, intentionally saying that which is known to be not true, is (with certain exceptions) as unacceptable in Islam [as in Christianity]. Are Muslims required to be honest (open ...
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Is concealing information about a product considered lying?
I am selling a product which has a special addition to it which is not available elsewhere; for that a customer is willing to pay extra money. However, what he does not know is that special feature ...
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Is it OK for a Muslim to lie? [duplicate]
A big staple in Christianity's view of God is that it is impossible for God to lie and that it is always wrong for a Christian to lie/deceive.
Is this also true in Islam and stated as such in the ...
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Is checking the "I have read.." check box considered lying?
Some websites ask to check a check box that says:
I have read and agree to the terms
I always agree to such things without reading them.
Would it be haram if I checked the box even though I didn'...
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Is it permitted to lie if you love some one and want to get married to them?
If a Muslim woman committed a sin with a man, and on confession to her boyfriend expects he would no longer want to marry her, is it permissible to lie to him and say it was all untrue? She would like ...
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How does Islamic law or scripture define حرب for the purpose of justifying deceit?
In this thread, a member stated,
Lying is forbidden except in three instances, and they are:
To please ones wife
lying during/in war (وَالْكَذِبُ فِي الْحَرْبِ)
and to try to bring people together
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According to the Qur'an or Hadith, is it permissible for a Muslim to lie in some circumstances?
According to the Qur'an or Hadith, is it permissible for a Muslim to lie in some circumstances?
If so, under what circumstance may a Muslim lie?
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