Warning the people against what is called April Fools' Day
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Question:
The brother Muhammad Ahmad says: We ask the Honorable Shaykh to direct a word to the Muslim community regarding April Fools' Day, its spread, and its circulation among people?
Answer:
All lying is not permissible, except for what is excluded in the three circumstances: reconciling between people, a husband speaking to his wife for the sake of marital harmony, for the sake of preserving the relationship, and escaping the injustice of an oppressor through deception. As for everything else, lying is forbidden[Ali 'Imran 3:61]. In the hadith: Sunan Abi Dawud 4989Sahih (Al-Albani) So a person should not be lax regarding lying. Yes.
The brother Muhammad Ahmad says: We ask the Honorable Shaykh to direct a word to the Muslim community regarding April Fools' Day, its spread, and its circulation among people?
Answer:
All lying is not permissible, except for what is excluded in the three circumstances: reconciling between people, a husband speaking to his wife for the sake of marital harmony, for the sake of preserving the relationship, and escaping the injustice of an oppressor through deception. As for everything else, lying is forbidden
and invoke the curse of Allah upon the liars [among us]."
فَنَجْعَل لَّعْنَتَ اللَّهِ عَلَى الْكَاذِبِينَif a man continues to speak falsehood and makes falsehood his object
أن الرجل ليكذب ويتحرى الكذب حتىhe is recorded by Allah as a liar. Indeed, lying leads to wickedness, and wickedness leads to the Fire, and a man will keep on lying and seeking out lies until he is recorded by Allah as a liar.
يكتب عند الله كذابا، إن الكذب يهدي إلى الفجور، إن الفجور يهدي إلى النار، ولا يزال الرجل يكذب ويتحرى الكذب حتى يكتب عند الله كذابا،
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، 7703- تحذير الناس مما يسمى بكذبة إبريل - الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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