Is it permissible for a wife to lie to her husband to please him?
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The questioner : This questioner asks: Is it permissible for a woman to lie to her husband to please him?
The Shaykh : Yes. It is reported in a hadith that lying is permissible in three cases: one of them is a man speaking to his wife and her speaking to him. So if it is in the interest of her to lie to him, let her use figurative interpretation, meaning she should make her words ambiguous, because there is a benefit in this and no harm. Yes.
The questioner : May Allah reward you with good.
The Shaykh : Yes. It is reported in a hadith that lying is permissible in three cases: one of them is a man speaking to his wife and her speaking to him. So if it is in the interest of her to lie to him, let her use figurative interpretation, meaning she should make her words ambiguous, because there is a benefit in this and no harm. Yes.
The questioner : May Allah reward you with good.
