What is the ruling on lying between spouses?
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Question:
(What is the ruling on) a husband lying to his wife?
Answer:
In matters concerning their relationship: she may lie to him, and he may lie to her.
Q: How?
A: Between them: I swear by Allah that I will buy you this, or I swear by Allah that I did not do that. If she says to him: You did that, he lies to her that he did not do what would disturb her. For example, if she says to him: You are going to propose to someone, or you are going to visit so-and-so, and that you visit her more than me, or the like of that.
Q: Is it permissible for him to swear by Allah?
A: It is permissible for him to swear.
(What is the ruling on) a husband lying to his wife?
Answer:
In matters concerning their relationship: she may lie to him, and he may lie to her.
Q: How?
A: Between them: I swear by Allah that I will buy you this, or I swear by Allah that I did not do that. If she says to him: You did that, he lies to her that he did not do what would disturb her. For example, if she says to him: You are going to propose to someone, or you are going to visit so-and-so, and that you visit her more than me, or the like of that.
Q: Is it permissible for him to swear by Allah?
A: It is permissible for him to swear.
Source
binbaz.org.sa
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