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﴿ فَاسْأَلُوا أَهْلَ الذِّكْرِ إِن كُنتُمْ لَا تَعْلَمُونَ ﴾

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Lying to one's children for the sake of benefit

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Question:
May Allah reward you with good. In her final question, she says: We bought a house and moved into it, but the father said, "Do not tell our children that we bought it, because they do not want us to live there." So I lied to them, saying that we are renting it and that we will return to our previous house. Is there a sin on me for that? May Allah reward you with good.

Answer:
If there is a benefit in this, namely that they do not oppose living in this house, which is a suitable house for residence and there is no harm to them in living there, then there is no blame on you for saying that you are renting it so that they may be at ease. However, if there is harm to them if you do not tell them the truth, such that they will be harmed by it, then this is not permissible; it is necessary to clarify the matter. Yes.
Source قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، 4239- كذب الوالدين على أبنائهم للمصلحة - الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com

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