The ruling on lying to one's father out of fear of him
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Question:
He says: Shaykh, this questioner says that he sometimes lies to his father because of his severity and anger, and out of fear of him. Does this young man have a way out of this?
Answer:
He is required to respect his father and honor him, and not to lie to him. He is required to be truthful with his father, because this is part of being dutiful to him. As for lying, it is deception, and it is negligence regarding the father's right. Yes.
He says: Shaykh, this questioner says that he sometimes lies to his father because of his severity and anger, and out of fear of him. Does this young man have a way out of this?
Answer:
He is required to respect his father and honor him, and not to lie to him. He is required to be truthful with his father, because this is part of being dutiful to him. As for lying, it is deception, and it is negligence regarding the father's right. Yes.
Source
نور على الدرب - الفوزان - 03/018 — archive.org (18:58)
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