The Ruling on Lying in Jokes and the Use of Euphemisms and Indirect Expressions
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The questioner : What is the ruling on lying in jokes?
The Shaykh : What?
The questioner : Lying in jokes? It is a type of euphemism; what is its ruling?
The Shaykh : I did not understand.
Another questioner : Lying in jest?
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : It is a forgivable lie! Do you think that joking permits lying?
The questioner : Euphemisms and indirect expressions?
Another questioner : Euphemisms and indirect expressions.
The Shaykh : Euphemisms and indirect expressions—may Allah reward you—are different from joking. Lying in jokes is perhaps worse than lying—in the Syrian expression, "haff"—meaning, on its own; do you understand? Because the Messenger (peace be upon him) used to joke, but he did not say anything but the truth. So if this person among the people jokes and lies, that means he is committing a sin and contradicting the Sunnah of the Messenger (peace be upon him), who used to joke but did not say anything but the truth. As for indirect expression and euphemisms, these are other matters. If there is a necessity for indirect expression and euphemism, that is better than explicit lying. But when is that done? When there is a need. As for making it a habit without an occasion and without a need; that is not permissible either.
Please.
The Shaykh : What?
The questioner : Lying in jokes? It is a type of euphemism; what is its ruling?
The Shaykh : I did not understand.
Another questioner : Lying in jest?
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : It is a forgivable lie!
Everyone laughs!
الجميع يضحك !The questioner : Euphemisms and indirect expressions?
Another questioner : Euphemisms and indirect expressions.
The Shaykh : Euphemisms and indirect expressions—may Allah reward you—are different from joking. Lying in jokes is perhaps worse than lying—in the Syrian expression, "haff"—meaning, on its own; do you understand? Because the Messenger (peace be upon him) used to joke, but he did not say anything but the truth. So if this person among the people jokes and lies, that means he is committing a sin and contradicting the Sunnah of the Messenger (peace be upon him), who used to joke but did not say anything but the truth. As for indirect expression and euphemisms, these are other matters. If there is a necessity for indirect expression and euphemism, that is better than explicit lying. But when is that done? When there is a need. As for making it a habit without an occasion and without a need; that is not permissible either.
Please.
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