The Ruling on Lying in Calling Others to Allah
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Question:
The questioner says: Honorable Shaykh, if I work in the field of da'wah, am I permitted to lie for the sake of a da'wah interest if I want to reconcile two people or others?
Answer:
This is mixing reconciliation with da'wah, and the two are different. There is no lying in da'wah; there is only the truth from the Book, the Sunnah, and the evidence. And as He the Exalted and Majestic said:[An-Nahl 16:125] So one does not lie in da'wah; rather, he states the facts as they are and does not alter anything in them. As for the second question.
The presenter:
Yes.
The questioner says: Honorable Shaykh, if I work in the field of da'wah, am I permitted to lie for the sake of a da'wah interest if I want to reconcile two people or others?
Answer:
This is mixing reconciliation with da'wah, and the two are different. There is no lying in da'wah; there is only the truth from the Book, the Sunnah, and the evidence. And as He the Exalted and Majestic said:
Invite to the way of your Lord with wisdom and good instruction, and argue with them in a way that is best.
ادْعُ إِلَىٰ سَبِيلِ رَبِّكَ بِالْحِكْمَةِ وَالْمَوْعِظَةِ الْحَسَنَةِ وَجَادِلْهُم بِالَّتِي هِيَ أَحْسَنُThe presenter:
Yes.
Source
قناة «مكة و المدينة»، 08 فتاوى على الهواء - 30 / 03 / 1433هـ _ الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com (19:20)
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