Is it permissible for high school students to falsify their results on the grounds that they cannot pursue knowledge in universities except by this method?
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The questioner : They are residing in Saudi Arabia, and they have high school certificates. They were prevented from entering the university, but their evaluations are somewhat weak. They are registering an estimated grade for the certificate!
The Shaykh : It is over, it is finished. A Muslim does not falsify, and a Muslim does not proceed from the Zionist Jewish principle: "The end justifies the means." Is he seeking knowledge for the sake of Allah?! If it is for the sake of Allah, then seeking knowledge for the sake of Allah is not established upon violating the Shari'ah of Allah. And if, in the original, he does not seek knowledge for the sake of Allah, then whoever seeks knowledge for other than the sake of Allah, Allah (Mighty and Majestic) will not grant him success, and it will not be pleasing to Him; rather, he will be a sinner. Falsification is not permissible.
The questioner : They know that it is cheating, but they have a fatwa, I do not know from where, that it is permissible!
The Shaykh : What concerns me is that I hear fatwas in today's fatwas that permit riba (usury or interest). Have you heard of them?! What do we do with them?! The important thing is:[At-Talaq 65:2-3], O Allah, O the Generous, hey, what do you have?!
The Shaykh : It is over, it is finished. A Muslim does not falsify, and a Muslim does not proceed from the Zionist Jewish principle: "The end justifies the means." Is he seeking knowledge for the sake of Allah?! If it is for the sake of Allah, then seeking knowledge for the sake of Allah is not established upon violating the Shari'ah of Allah. And if, in the original, he does not seek knowledge for the sake of Allah, then whoever seeks knowledge for other than the sake of Allah, Allah (Mighty and Majestic) will not grant him success, and it will not be pleasing to Him; rather, he will be a sinner. Falsification is not permissible.
The questioner : They know that it is cheating, but they have a fatwa, I do not know from where, that it is permissible!
The Shaykh : What concerns me is that I hear fatwas in today's fatwas that permit riba (usury or interest). Have you heard of them?! What do we do with them?! The important thing is:
And whoever fears Allah - He will make for him a way out (3) And will provide for him from where he does not expect.
وَمَنْ يَتَّقِ اللَّهَ يَجْعَلْ لَهُ مَخْرَجًا * وَيَرْزُقْهُ مِنْ حَيْثُ لَا يَحْتَسِبُ
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