When is ta'wiyah (euphemistic deception) permissible?
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Question:
May Allah reward you, Your Eminence, father. The questioner asks: Is ta'wiyah permissible, or is it considered one of the minor sins?
Answer:
Ta'wiyah is presenting something in a way that differs from its reality. If the intention is to escape from injustice, there is no harm in it. For example, if a person has money and an oppressor comes to take it, he says, "This money belongs to so-and-so," intending to escape the oppressor. This is permissible. However, if he does not intend to escape injustice, but rather wants to encroach upon people, and the ta'wiyah involves encroachment upon people and injustice to them, then it is not permissible, and it is lying. Yes.
May Allah reward you, Your Eminence, father. The questioner asks: Is ta'wiyah permissible, or is it considered one of the minor sins?
Answer:
Ta'wiyah is presenting something in a way that differs from its reality. If the intention is to escape from injustice, there is no harm in it. For example, if a person has money and an oppressor comes to take it, he says, "This money belongs to so-and-so," intending to escape the oppressor. This is permissible. However, if he does not intend to escape injustice, but rather wants to encroach upon people, and the ta'wiyah involves encroachment upon people and injustice to them, then it is not permissible, and it is lying. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [562- 4717] متى تجوز التورية؟ - الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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