Reporting on what has not occurred in hypothetical questions

Question:
Honorable Shaykh. This questioner says: If one of the attendees asks the Shaykh a question and says in it, “So-and-so happened,” or says, “A man did such-and-such,” or says, “So-and-so lied,” what is the ruling? And the question is: Are these questions valid? Knowing that the situation in this question has not occurred, and it may be imaginary, meaning, would that be lying, or is it permissible, considering that the goal of the question is to know the theoretical ruling?

Answer:
This lying is reporting on what is not reality. This lying is reporting on something that has not happened as if it were reality. It is said, “So-and-so happened,” and he has not lied. “So-and-so came,” and he has not lied. For example, “So-and-so did such-and-such,” and he has not lied. This is lying. Or perhaps you mean looking at the sword contrary to how it is in the letter waw? It is not permissible for a person to lie and say, “So-and-so happened.” No, he said, “If so-and-so happened.” So what is the difference? If he says, “If so-and-so happened,” that is fine. He does not say, “So-and-so happened.” And if he says, “If so-and-so happened, and such-and-such, what do we do?” There is no harm in that. Yes.