I read somewhere that there are some particular conditions under which a muslim is allowed to tell a lie...
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this question:
I read
somewhere that there are some particular conditions under which a muslim is
allowed to tell a lie...like when someone`s life is in danger....are there any
other conditions?
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Answer:
Truth always liar lie
In the name of Allah, We praise Him, seek His help and ask
for His forgiveness. Whoever Allah guides none can misguide, and whoever
He allows to fall astray, none can guide them aright. We bear witness that
there is none worthy of worship but Allah Alone, and we bear witness that
Muhammad (saws) is His slave-servant and the seal of His Messengers.
Allah Says in the Holy Quran Chapter 4 Surah
Nisaa verse 135:
135 O ye who believe! Stand out
firmly for justice (and Truth) as witnesses to Allah even as against
yourselves or your parents or your kin and whether it be (against) rich
or poor: for Allah can best protect both.
Follow not the lusts (of your hearts) lest ye swerve and if ye distort
(justice and truth) or decline to do justice; verily Allah is well-acquainted
with all that ye do.
Allah Says in the Holy Quran Chatper 5 Surah
Maidah verse 8:
8 O ye who believe! Stand
out firmly for Allah as witnesses to fair dealing and let not the
hatred of others to you make you swerve to wrong and depart from justice. Be just: that is next to Piety: and
fear Allah for Allah is well-acquainted with all that ye do.
Dear and beloved brother in Islam, the religion of Truth
guides those who have professed belief in Allah and the Last Day to always, and
we reiterate, always fear Allah and stand on the side of the Truth, even if
that truth is against oneself, one’s interests, or against one’s loved ones.
It simply would neither behove nor befit nor would it be
in alignment with the character of a believer, who sincerely believes in Allah
and the Last Day, to utter a lie to gain a paltry benefit for himself or his
loved ones.
Sahih Al-Bukhari Hadith 8.116 Narrated by Abdullah
The Prophet (saws) said, "Truthfulness
leads to righteousness, and righteousness leads to
Al-Muwatta Hadith 56.11
Malik related from Zayd ibn Aslam from Ata
ibn Yasar that the Messenger of Allah (saws) said: "Whomever Allah
protects from the evil of two things will enter the Garden. They are what is
between his jaws and what is between his legs, what is between his jaws and
what is between his legs, what is between his jaws and what is between his
legs!!!."
Sahih Al-Bukhari Hadith 8.799 Narrated by Sahl bin Sad
The Prophet (saws) said, "Whoever
guarantees me (the chastity of) what is between his legs (i.e. his private
parts), and what is between his jaws (i.e., his tongue), I guarantee him
Thus my beloved brother, Islam guides and commands its
followers to always stand on the side of the Truth, even if the consequences of
stating the Truth might be against oneself or the interests of oneself or one’s
loved ones.
Having being commanded to always speak and stand on the
side of the Truth, there are a few specific instances and circumstances where
Allah and His Messenger (saws) have allowed the believers to (so to say) ‘bend’
the truth…for a lie said in these specific circumstances and situations would not
be considered a lie in the Sight of Allah Subhanah:
Ref-1: In
the state of ‘war’:
Sunan of Abu-DawoodHadith 2631 Narrated byKa'b ibn Malik
When the Prophet (saws) intended to go on an
expedition (Jihad), he (saws) always pretended to be going somewhere else, and
he (saws) would say: “War is deception!”
Ref-2: One who says a ‘lie’ to make peace or put
relations right between people.
Sahih Al-Bukhari Hadith 3.857 Narrated by Um Kulthum bint Uqba
That she heard Allah's Messenger (saws)
saying, "He who makes peace between the people by inventing good
information or saying good things, is not a liar."
Sunan of Abu-Dawood Hadith 4902 Narrated byUmm Kulthum bint Uqbah al-Umawiyyah
The Prophet (saws) said: “He who forged in
order to put things right between two persons did not lie.” The version by
Ahmad ibn Muhammad and Musaddad states the the Prophet (saws) declared: “The
liar is not the one who puts things right between people, saying what is good
and increasing good.”
Whatever written of Truth and benefit is only due to
Allah’s Assistance and Guidance, and whatever of error is of me alone. Allah Alone Knows Best and He is the Only
Source of Strength.
Your brother and
well wisher in Islam,
Burhan
Wister