What is the ruling on one who gives a false date for the purpose of being accepted for a job or having his years of service increased?
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The questioner : The honorable Shaykh, a man says: that he was born in 1973, and in the civil registry it is written 1975, and jobs now have a specific age limit for acceptance and retirement, and the ministry has established a committee to look into such ages, so is it permissible for him to apply to the committee to look into his age due to the absence of a birth certificate that determines his age, and does he sin if they decrease or increase his age?
The Shaykh : Did he now change it from 1973 to 1975?
The questioner : His father says: that he was born in 1973 and in the civil registry it is 1975, and jobs now have a specific age limit for retirement and acceptance.
The Shaykh : Why did he change it from 1973 to 1975?
The questioner : He does not know.
The Shaykh : To add two years.
The questioner : He does not know.
The Shaykh : In order to add two years for him.
The questioner : His father is leaving.
The Shaykh : The obligatory thing, may Allah bless you, is to tell him that it is obligatory for you to repent, and repentance is that you do not continue in the sin; you must inform the authorities of the truth that his birth was in 1973.
The questioner : If he goes to the committee
The Shaykh : How?
The questioner : If he goes to the committee and requests a second look into his age.
The Shaykh : It does not contradict, okay, this is fine.
The questioner : And the committee increased or decreased his age.
The Shaykh : No, no, the committee now, if he thinks that they will not accept his statement and will not pay attention to him, then there is no benefit in it, but if he sees that the committee will accept what he says and will base their decision on it, then it is obligatory for him to go to the committee and say: my actual age is such and such, and sustenance is from Allah; it is not possible to seek Allah's sustenance through His disobedience at all, because Allah says:[At-Talaq 65:2-3] and its implication is that one who does not fear Allah, He does not make a way out for him nor provide for him from where he does not expect.
The questioner : Does he base it on his father's statement?
The Shaykh : It is known, he himself may not know when he was born.
The questioner : His father is leaving, he does not know if it is correct or wrong!
The Shaykh : And if?
The questioner : The father is a livestock owner, he does not know.
The Shaykh : In any case, first: as I said: that people are mostly ignorant.
And second: that people are mostly negligent and greedy, and in the beginning things were not like today, praise be to Allah, in the beginning people were poor and wanted to reach money by any means, but praise be to Allah now conditions have improved, so it is obligatory to inform the authorities of the reality, this if it is his predominant belief that they will agree with him, but if he says they will not listen to my statement, then there is no benefit, yes.
The Shaykh : Did he now change it from 1973 to 1975?
The questioner : His father says: that he was born in 1973 and in the civil registry it is 1975, and jobs now have a specific age limit for retirement and acceptance.
The Shaykh : Why did he change it from 1973 to 1975?
The questioner : He does not know.
The Shaykh : To add two years.
The questioner : He does not know.
The Shaykh : In order to add two years for him.
The questioner : His father is leaving.
The Shaykh : The obligatory thing, may Allah bless you, is to tell him that it is obligatory for you to repent, and repentance is that you do not continue in the sin; you must inform the authorities of the truth that his birth was in 1973.
The questioner : If he goes to the committee
The Shaykh : How?
The questioner : If he goes to the committee and requests a second look into his age.
The Shaykh : It does not contradict, okay, this is fine.
The questioner : And the committee increased or decreased his age.
The Shaykh : No, no, the committee now, if he thinks that they will not accept his statement and will not pay attention to him, then there is no benefit in it, but if he sees that the committee will accept what he says and will base their decision on it, then it is obligatory for him to go to the committee and say: my actual age is such and such, and sustenance is from Allah; it is not possible to seek Allah's sustenance through His disobedience at all, because Allah says:
And whoever fears Allah - He will make for him a way out (3) And will provide for him from where he does not expect.
ومن يتّق الله يجعل له مخرجا ويرزقه من حيث لا يحتسبThe questioner : Does he base it on his father's statement?
The Shaykh : It is known, he himself may not know when he was born.
The questioner : His father is leaving, he does not know if it is correct or wrong!
The Shaykh : And if?
The questioner : The father is a livestock owner, he does not know.
The Shaykh : In any case, first: as I said: that people are mostly ignorant.
And second: that people are mostly negligent and greedy, and in the beginning things were not like today, praise be to Allah, in the beginning people were poor and wanted to reach money by any means, but praise be to Allah now conditions have improved, so it is obligatory to inform the authorities of the reality, this if it is his predominant belief that they will agree with him, but if he says they will not listen to my statement, then there is no benefit, yes.