White and Black Lying and What Is Excluded from It
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Question:
A question that pleased your eminence. He says: Our Shaykh, who is it permissible to backbite? And is there such a thing as white and black lying?
Answer:
All lying is black; there is no white in it. It is all black and not permissible except in the three circumstances mentioned by the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him): lying to reconcile between two parties, or lying between spouses with each other for the sake of improving their relationship, or lying in order to escape from an oppressor, which is called ta'wil (figurative interpretation). Apart from that, all lying is haram (forbidden), and it is among the major sins and is not permissible. Yes.
A question that pleased your eminence. He says: Our Shaykh, who is it permissible to backbite? And is there such a thing as white and black lying?
Answer:
All lying is black; there is no white in it. It is all black and not permissible except in the three circumstances mentioned by the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him): lying to reconcile between two parties, or lying between spouses with each other for the sake of improving their relationship, or lying in order to escape from an oppressor, which is called ta'wil (figurative interpretation). Apart from that, all lying is haram (forbidden), and it is among the major sins and is not permissible. Yes.
Source
75-لقاءات مع الشيخ صالح الفوزان - 09-5-2-1433 — archive.org (51:17)
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