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One of our brothers/sisters has asked this question:

AS SALAM WALIKUM WA RAHMATULLAHI WA BARKATU HU

i would like to know. actually i did`nt do really good in my exams and my parents do`nt want others to know and because of this i have to lie which i reallly do`nt want to and i also do`nt want to hurt my parents because of this i do`nt know what to do?is`nt it wrong to lie even in this situation!

JAZAK ALLAH KHAIR

ALLAH HAFIZ 

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Answer:

Lie at parents command

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 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) or decline to do justice verily Allah is well-acquainted with all that ye do.

Sahih Al-Bukhari Hadith 8.116 Narrated by Abdullah

The Prophet (saws) said, "Truthfulness leads to righteousness, and righteousness leads to Paradise. And a man keeps on telling the truth until he becomes a truthful person (in the Sight of Allah Subhanah). Falsehood leads to ‘Al-Fajur’ (i.e. wickedness, evil-doing, etc.), and ‘Al-Fajur’ (wickedness) leads to the (Hell) Fire, and a man may keep on telling lies till he is written before Allah, a liar."

Respected sister, it would simply not befit the character of a believer who sincerely believes in Allah and the Last Day to utter a lie; if one’s parents command or order their off-spring to lie, the off-spring is not bound to obey this illegal and unlawful command of their parents in Shariah.

Al-Tirmidhi Hadith 3696 Narrated by An-Nawwas ibn Sam'an

Allah's Messenger (saws) said, "A creature is not to be obeyed when it involves disobedience to the Creator."

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