A wrong was done to one of the supervisors, so some employees gave false testimony to save him. Is that permissible for them?
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The questioner:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. This questioner says: We have a supervisor at our workplace, and a wrong was done to him. So that he would not be fired from his job, we gave false testimony to save him. Is that permissible for us?
The Shaykh:
No, that is not permissible for you. False testimony, which is perjury, is not permissible. Yes.
The presenter:
Honorable Shaykh.
The Shaykh:
What do the brothers of Yusuf say? And we testify only to what we know, except for the one who testifies to the truth, and they know. Yes.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. This questioner says: We have a supervisor at our workplace, and a wrong was done to him. So that he would not be fired from his job, we gave false testimony to save him. Is that permissible for us?
The Shaykh:
No, that is not permissible for you. False testimony, which is perjury, is not permissible. Yes.
The presenter:
Honorable Shaykh.
The Shaykh:
What do the brothers of Yusuf say? And we testify only to what we know, except for the one who testifies to the truth, and they know. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [2975 -3022] حصل ظلم على أحد المشرفين فشهد بعض الموظفين شهادة كاذبة لأجل إنقاذه فهل يجوز لهم ذلك؟ — youtube.com
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