Some people think that it is permissible to tell lies if it is in jest. This is the excuse that they use for telling lies on April 1st or on other days. This is wrong. There is no basis for this in the pure Shariah. Lying is haram. whether the one who does it is joking or is serious. Lying in jest is haram. just like other kinds of lies. It was narrated that Ibn ‘Umar said: “The Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said, ‘I joke, but I speak nothing but the truth.’” (narrated by al-Tabarani in al-Mu’jam al-Kabeer, 12/391) This hadeeth was classed as hasan by al-Haythami in Majma’ al-Zawaa’id, 8/89, and classed as saheeh by Shaykh al-Albaani (may Allah have mercy on him) in Saheeh al-Jami, 2494) It was narrated that Abu Hurayrah said: “They said, ‘O Messenger of Allah, you joke with us.’ He said, ‘But I only speak the truth.’” (narrated by al-Tirmidhi, 1990) #mdkush
Posted on: Mon, 10 Mar 2014 11:03:59 +0000
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