When is lying permissible?

Question:
May Allah grant you success. He says: Is lying permissible in some cases? And is lying permissible if the listener knows that my words are a lie?

Answer:
Lying is not permissible except in three cases for the sake of a stronger benefit. The first is lying to reconcile between people. You say, "So-and-so speaks well of you and wants to meet you, and he is eager for you to go to him," or something like that to bring them closer and remove the hostility between them. There is no harm in this; it is permissible for the sake of reconciliation because its benefit is stronger. The second case is between spouses. It is permissible for you to lie to your wife, saying, "I have money for you," or "I will give you this," or "I love you," and so on. And she does the same, for the sake of maintaining the marriage. The third case is lying in war. Lying in war to deceive the enemy. Other than this, lying is a major sin among the major sins and is not permissible. Yes.