Cheating in the Exam
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The second question of Fatwa No. ( 20900 )
Q2: Ifa classmate of mine sits next to me in the classroom and asks me questions during the exam, and I answer some of them, am I considered a deceiverby this action of mine?
A2: Answering your classmate’s questions during the exam so that he can use them as answers to the questions he is being tested on is cheating. It is not permissible for him to ask you, nor is it permissible for you to answer him, based on the saying of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him):Sunan Ibn Majah 2225Da'if (Darussalam) . And success is from Allah, and may Allah send prayers and blessings upon our Prophet Muhammad, his family, and his Companions.
Q2: Ifa classmate of mine sits next to me in the classroom and asks me questions during the exam, and I answer some of them, am I considered a deceiverby this action of mine?
A2: Answering your classmate’s questions during the exam so that he can use them as answers to the questions he is being tested on is cheating. It is not permissible for him to ask you, nor is it permissible for you to answer him, based on the saying of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him):
Whoever cheats us is not one of us.
من غشنا فليس منا
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www.alifta.gov.sa
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