Is it permissible to lie to one's wife for the sake of benefit?
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The questioner : If you please, it is permissible to lie to one's wife in matters that, for example, lead to the continuation of life between them.
The Shaykh : As for the Muslims of the last times, it is not permissible for them to lie to their wives; because lying is not permissible in an absolute sense, but rather it should be placed in its proper context, and they are not jurists.
The questioner : May Allah bless you, O Shaykh.
The student : I understood, O Shaykh, the same as the first statement from our Shaykh, may Allah reward you.
The Shaykh : As for the Muslims of the last times, it is not permissible for them to lie to their wives; because lying is not permissible in an absolute sense, but rather it should be placed in its proper context, and they are not jurists.
The questioner : May Allah bless you, O Shaykh.
The student : I understood, O Shaykh, the same as the first statement from our Shaykh, may Allah reward you.
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