The Ruling on Forging a Residence Permit in the Context of False Testimony
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Question:
A questioner asks: Is the one who assumes a false identity, whether his residence permit is forged or his national ID is forged, included in the category of false testimony?
Answer:
False testimony. That is it. It is when a person testifies about something he does not know, because testimony means knowledge, and reporting means reporting what one knows. As for forging a residence permit or forging this, it is a type of lying. It is a kind of falsehood, but it is not testimony. It is forging a residence permit, which is fraud against the system. This is lying and fraud, and it is not permissible. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you,
A questioner asks: Is the one who assumes a false identity, whether his residence permit is forged or his national ID is forged, included in the category of false testimony?
Answer:
False testimony. That is it. It is when a person testifies about something he does not know, because testimony means knowledge, and reporting means reporting what one knows. As for forging a residence permit or forging this, it is a type of lying. It is a kind of falsehood, but it is not testimony. It is forging a residence permit, which is fraud against the system. This is lying and fraud, and it is not permissible. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you,
Source
شرح أحاديث في الفتن والحوادث، تابع باب من أمارات الساعة 1 — islamhouse.com (43:49)
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