There is a never a day or a moment when shareeah permits a person to tell lies or to say whatever he wants based on lies. One of the things that have become widespread among the common people is the so called April Fools Day, where they claim that the first day of the fourth solar month is a day when lying is permitted without being subject to any shari guidelines. Many bad things may result from this, some of which we will mention below. The prohibition of lying 1. Allah says (interpretation of the meaning): It is only those who believe not in the Ayaat (proofs, evidences, verses, lessons, signs, revelations, etc.) of Allah, who fabricate falsehood, and it is they who are liars [al-Nahl 16:105] 2. It was narrated from Abu Hurayrah that the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said: The signs of the hypocrite are three: when he speaks, he lies; when he makes a promise, he breaks it; and when he is entrusted with something, he betrays that trust. (Narrated by al-Bukhari, 33; Muslim, 59) The most evil kinds of lies are: 1. Lies told about Allah and His Messenger (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him). 2. Lying in buying and selling. 3. Lying about visions and dreams 4. Speaking about everything that one hears 5. Lying in jest 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 shareeah. 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-Tabaraani in al-Mujam al-Kabeer, 12/391) 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) Abd al-Rahmaan ibn Abi Laylaa said: the companions of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) told us that they were travelling with the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him). A man among them fell asleep and some of them went and took his arrows. When the man woke up, he got alarmed (because his arrows were missing) and the people laughed. The Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said, What are you laughing at? They said, Nothing, except that we took the arrows and he got alarmed. The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said: It is not permissible for a Muslim to frighten another Muslim. (Narrated by Abu Dawood, 5004; Ahmad, 22555 - this version narrated by Ahmad). 6. Lying when playing with children 7. Lying to make people laugh It was narrated that Muaawiyah ibn Haydah said: I heard the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) say: Woe to the one who talks to make the people laugh and tells lies, woe to him, woe to him. (narrated by al-Tirmidhi, 235. He said: this is a hasan hadeeth. Also narrated by Abu Dawood, 4990).
Posted on: Wed, 02 Apr 2014 20:01:18 +0000