Is it permissible to forge documents to seek knowledge?
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The questioner : The question is very, very small: Is it permissible to forge documents to seek knowledge, or for any other purpose?
The Shaykh : How?
The questioner : Is it permissible to forge documents, such as academic documents, to seek knowledge? Or, for example, to seek religious knowledge?
The Shaykh : It is not permissible. In Islam, the goal does not justify the means.
The questioner : May Allah reward you with good.
The Shaykh : Beware, and Glory be to You, O Allah, and praise be to You. I bear witness that there is no god but Allah. I seek Your forgiveness and turn to You in repentance.
The questioner : A man.
The Shaykh : Do you want to listen while I am walking? And peace be upon you.
The Shaykh : How?
The questioner : Is it permissible to forge documents, such as academic documents, to seek knowledge? Or, for example, to seek religious knowledge?
The Shaykh : It is not permissible. In Islam, the goal does not justify the means.
The questioner : May Allah reward you with good.
The Shaykh : Beware, and Glory be to You, O Allah, and praise be to You. I bear witness that there is no god but Allah. I seek Your forgiveness and turn to You in repentance.
The questioner : A man.
The Shaykh : Do you want to listen while I am walking? And peace be upon you.
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