The Ruling on Lying in an Oath to Avoid a Fixed Punishment
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Question:
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. If one of the spouses lies to the authority in order to prevent the fixed punishment from being carried out against him, and he himself intends to repent afterwards, is there anything required of him in this matter?
Answer:
This is not permissible. It is not permissible for him to swear the oath of mutual imprecation (li'an) while lying. The curse will befall him, because he invoked the curse upon himself while lying, may Allah protect us from that. And having the fixed punishment carried out against him is easier than having the curse of Allah befall him.
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. If one of the spouses lies to the authority in order to prevent the fixed punishment from being carried out against him, and he himself intends to repent afterwards, is there anything required of him in this matter?
Answer:
This is not permissible. It is not permissible for him to swear the oath of mutual imprecation (li'an) while lying. The curse will befall him, because he invoked the curse upon himself while lying, may Allah protect us from that. And having the fixed punishment carried out against him is easier than having the curse of Allah befall him.
Source
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