The Prohibition of Cheating in Examinations and Other Matters

Question:
May Allah reward you with good, and may He do you good. You are asking about cheating in an exam: is it permissible?

Answer:
Cheating is not permissible for a Muslim, neither in exams, nor in transactions, nor in anything else. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: A Muslim must be adorned with trustworthiness and noble character, and must avoid betrayal. Cheating in exams is more harmful than cheating in other matters, because it causes harm to others who did not cheat, as this person who cheated advances ahead of them. It also involves deceiving the authorities, who consider this cheater to have passed and completed the required studies, and grant him an invalid certificate. The harms resulting from this are, first, that this cheater grows up accustomed to cheating and betrayal, and becomes lax in cheating. So if he is lax in cheating in exams, he will be lax in other things, because he has become accustomed to it.
Second, it involves deceiving the authorities. Third, it involves harming others, in that this cheater may advance ahead of them in passing, ranking, or in competitions for jobs or other things.
Fourth, he may be appointed to a position among the Muslims based on this certificate, which is invalid, and harm will befall the Muslims because of that. Yes.