Praise be to Allaah, we praise Him and seek His help and forgiveness. We
seek refuge in Allaah from the evil of our own selves and from our evil
deeds. Whomsoever Allaah guides, none can lead astray, and whomsoever He
sends astray, none can guide.

Lying is an evil characteristic, which all religions and systems of ethics
warn against and which man's innate common sense (fitrah) agrees that it is
wrong. Those who possess chivalry and sound reason also say this.

Truthfulness is one of the pillars on which the moral survival of the world
depends. It is the foundation of praiseworthy characteristics, the
cornerstone of Prophethood, the result of taqwaa. Were it not for
truthfulness, the rulings of all divinely-revealed laws would collapse.
Acquiring the characteristic of lying is akin to shedding one's humanity,
because speaking is an exclusively human trait.

(Bareeqah Mahmoodiyyah, Muhammad al-Khaadimi, 3/183)

Our purely monotheistic sharee’ah warns against lying in the Qur’aan and
Sunnah, and there is consensus that it is haraam. The liar will have bad
consequences in this world and in the next.

According to sharee’ah, lying is not permitted except in specific cases
which do not lead to loss of rights, bloodshed or slander of people’s
honour, etc., but which concern saving lives, reconciling between people, or
creating love between husband and wife.

There is a never a day or a moment when sharee’ah permits a person to tell
lies or to say whatever he wants based on lies. One of the things that have
become widespread among the common people is the so called “April Fool’s
Day”, where they claim that the first day of the fourth solar month is a day
when lying is permitted without being subject to any shar’i guidelines.

Many bad things may result from this, some of which we will mention below.

The prohibition of lying.

1.Allaah says (interpretation of the meaning):

“It is only those who believe not in the Ayaat (proofs, evidences, verses,
lessons, signs, revelations, etc.) of Allaah, who fabricate falsehood, and
it is they who are liars

[al-Nahl 16:105]

Ibn Katheer said:

“Then Allaah tells us that His Messenger (peace and blessings of Allaah be
upon him) is not a fabricator or a liar, because only the most evil of
people who do not believe in the signs of Allaah, the kaafirs and heretics
who are known amongst the people for telling lies, tell lies about Allaah
and His Messenger (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him). The Messenger
Muhammad (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) was the most truthful
of people, the most righteous, the most perfect in knowledge, action, faith
and certain belief. He was known amongst his people for his truthfulness;
none of them doubted that, to such an extent that he was known amongst them
as ‘al-Ameen (the trustworthy) Muhammad.’ Hence when Heraclius, the ruler of
Rome, asked Abu Sufyaan about the characteristics of the Messenger of Allaah
(peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him), one of the things he asked was,
‘Did you ever accuse him of lying before he said what he said?’ He said,
‘No.’ Heraclius said: ‘If he refrained from telling lies about people he
would not go and tell lies about Allaah.’

(Tafseer Ibn Katheer, 2/588)

2.It was narrated from Abu Hurayrah that the Prophet (peace and blessings of
Allaah be upon him) said: “The signs of the hypocrite are three: when he
speaks, he lies; when he makes a promise, he breaks it; and when he is
entrusted with something, he betrays that trust.”

(Narrated by al-Bukhaari, 33; Muslim, 59)

al-Nawawi said:

“What the commentators and most of the scholars said – which is correct – is
that this means that these characteristics are the characteristics of
hypocrisy, and the one who has these characteristics resembles the
hypocrites in this sense.

The words of the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him), ‘he is
a pure hypocrite’ mean that he strongly resembles the hypocrites because of
these characteristics. Some of the scholars said:  this is concerning one in
whom  these characteristics predominate; one in whom these characteristics
rarely appear is not included in this. This is the favoured view concerning
the meaning of this hadeeth. Imaam Abu ‘Eesa al-Tirmidhi (may Allaah be
pleased with him) narrated this meaning from the scholars and said: ‘The
meaning of this according to the scholars is hypocrisy in one's actions.’”

(Sharh Muslim, 2/46-47)

The most evil kinds of lies are:

1.Lies told about Allaah and His Messenger (peace and blessings of Allaah be
upon him).

This is the most serious kind of lie, and the one who does this is subject
to a severe warning. Some of the scholars said that the one who does this is
to be denounced as a kaafir.

Allaah says (interpretation of the meaning):

“Say: ‘Verily, those who invent a lie against Allaah will never be
successful’”

[Yoonus 10:69]

It was narrated that ‘Ali (may Allaah be pleased with him): “The Prophet
(peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said: ‘Do not tell lies about
me. Whoever tells lies about me, let him enter the Fire.’”

(Narrated by al-Bukhaari, 106).

It was narrated from Abu Hurayrah (may Allaah be pleased with him) that the
Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said: “Whoever tells
lies about me, let him take his place in Hell.”

(narrated by al-Bukhaari, 110; Muslim, 3).

Ibn al-Qayyim said:

“… ‘Whoever tells lies about me, let him take his place in Hell’, i.e., let
him take his place in Hell where he will abide and settle; it is not like a
manzil or camp where he stays for a while and then moves on.”

(Tareeq al-Hijratayn, p. 169)

Lying also includes lies told about or to other people, such as

2. Lying in buying and selling.

It was narrated from Abu Dharr (may Allaah be pleased with him) that the
Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said: “There are three
to whom Allaah will not speak on the Day of Resurrection and He will not
look at them or praise them, and they will have a painful torment.” The
Messenger of Allaah (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) repeated
this three times. Abu Dharr said: “May they be doomed and lost, who are
they, O Messenger of Allaah?” He said, “The one who lets his garment hang
below his ankles, the one who reminds others of his favours, and the one who
disposes of his goods by swearing a false oath.”

(Narrated by Muslim, 106)

It was narrated that Hakeem ibn Hizaam (may Allaah be pleased with him)
said: “The Messenger of Allaah (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him)
said: ‘The two parties involved in a transaction have the option [of
cancelling it] until they part. If they are honest and truthful, their
transaction will be blessed for them and if they conceal something and tell
lies, the blessing of their transaction will be wiped out.’”

(Narrated by al-Bukhaari, 1973; Muslim, 532)

Shaykh al-Islam Ibn Taymiyah said:

“Allaah has enjoined truthfulness and honesty, and He has forbidden lies and
concealment with regard to matters which should be known and revealed to
people, as the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said in a
hadeeth whose authenticity is agreed upon: ‘The two parties involved in a
transaction have the option [of cancelling it] until they part. If they are
honest and truthful, their transaction will be blessed for them and if they
conceal something and tell lies, the blessing of their transaction will be
wiped out.’ And Allaah says (interpretation of the meaning):

‘O you who believe! Stand out firmly for Allaah as just witnesses; and let
not the enmity and hatred of others make you avoid justice. Be just: that is
nearer to piety’

[al-Maa’idah 5:8].”

(Minhaaj al-Sunnah, 1/16)

3.The prohibition on lying about visions and dreams

This refers to when some of them claim to have seen such and such in a
dream, but they are not telling the truth, then in the morning he starts to
tell the people something that he did not see.

It was narrated from Ibn ‘Abbaas that the Prophet (peace and blessings of
Allaah be upon him) said: “Whoever tells of a dream that he did not see will
be commanded [on the Day of Resurrection] to tie two grains of barley
together, but he will never be able to do it. Whoever eavesdrops on people’s
conversation when they dislike that – or they try to get away from him  -
will have molten copper poured in his ears in the Day of Resurrection. And
whoever makes an image will be punished and will be told to breathe life
into it, and he will not be able to do so.”

(Narrated by al-Bukhaari, 6635)

Al-Manaawi said:

“ ‘to tie two grains of barley together, but he will never be able to do it’
– because tying one to the other is not possible ordinarily. He will be
punished until he does that, and he will never be able to do it. It is as if
he is saying that he will be enjoined to do something that he can never do,
and is being punished for it. This is a metaphor for continuous punishment…
The reason why barley (sha’eer)  is mentioned specifically is because dreams
are connected to feelings (shu’oor); the words sha’eer (barley) and shu’oor
(feelings) come from the same root in Arabic.

The punishment for that is so severe – even though lies when awake may cause
more damage, because they may involve testimony that may lead to execution
or a hadd punishment – because lying about a dream is a lie about Allaah,
may He be exalted, for dreams are a part of Prophethood, so they come from
Him, and lying about the Creator is worse than lying about created beings.

(Fayd al-Qadeer, 6/99)

4.The prohibition of speaking about everything that one hears

It was narrated that Hafs ibn ‘Aasim said: “The Messenger of Allaah (peace
and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said: ‘It is sufficient lying for a man
to speak of everything that he hears.’”

(Narrated by Muslim, 5)

With regard to the meanings of the hadeeth and reports on this topic, they
discourage speaking about everything that one hears. For usually a person
will hear both true things and lies, so if he were to speak of everything
that he hears, he would be lying, by telling of something that did not
happen. We have stated above the view of the people of truth: that lying
means telling of something in a manner other than the way it happened. It is
not conditional upon it being done deliberately, but its being done
deliberately is a condition of it being a sin. And Allaah knows best.”

(Sharh Muslim, 1/75)

5.Lying in jest

Some people think that it is permissible to tell lies if it is in jest. This
is the excuse that they use for telling lies on April 1st or on other days.
This is wrong. There is no basis for this in the pure sharee’ah. Lying is
haraam whether the one who does it is joking or is serious.

Lying in jest is haraam just like other kinds of lies.

It was narrated that Ibn ‘Umar said: “The Prophet (peace and blessings of
Allaah be upon him) said, ‘I joke, but I speak nothing but the truth.’”

(narrated by al-Tabaraani in al-Mu’jam al-Kabeer, 12/391)

This hadeeth was classed as hasan by al-Haythami in Majma’ al-Zawaa’id,
8/89, and classed as saheeh by Shaykh al-Albaani (may Allaah have mercy on
him) in Saheeh al-Jaami, 2494)

It was narrated that Abu Hurayrah said: “They said, ‘O Messenger of Allaah,
you joke with us.’ He said, ‘But I only speak the truth.’”

(narrated by al-Tirmidhi, 1990)

Abu ‘Eesa said: this is a saheeh hasan hadeeth.

A similar hadeeth was narrated by al-Tabaraani in al-Awsat (8/305) and
classed as hasan by al-Haythami in Majma’ al-Zawaa’id, 9/17

‘Abd al-Rahmaan ibn Abi Laylaa said: the companions of the Messenger of
Allaah (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) told us that they were
travelling with the Messenger of Allaah (peace and blessings of Allaah be
upon him). A man among them fell asleep and some of them went and took his
arrows. When the man woke up, he got alarmed (because his arrows were
missing) and the people laughed. The Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah
be upon him) said, “What are you laughing at?” They said, “Nothing, except
that we took the arrows and he got alarmed.” The Messenger of Allaah (peace
and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said: “It is not permissible for a
Muslim to frighten another Muslim.”

(Narrated by Abu Dawood, 5004; Ahmad, 22555 – this version narrated by
Ahmad).

This hadeeth was classed as saheeh by al-Albaani in Saheeh al-Jaami’, 7658)

It was narrated from ‘Abd-Allaah ibn al-Saa’ib ibn Yazeed from his father
from his grandfather that he heard the Messenger of Allaah (peace and
blessings of Allaah be upon him) say: “None of you should take the
belongings of his brother, whether in jest or otherwise. Whoever has taken
the stick of his brother, let him return it.”

(Narrated by Abu Dawood, 5003; al-Tirmidhi, 2160 in brief)

The hadeeth was classed as hasan by Shaykh al-Albaani in Saheeh al-Jaami’,
7578

6.Lying when playing with children

We must beware of lying when playing with children, because that will be
written down (in the record of deeds of) the one who that. The Messenger of
Allaah (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) warned against doing
that. It was narrated that ‘Abd-Allaah ibn ‘Aamir (may Allaah be pleased
with him) said: “My mother called me one day when the Messenger of Allaah
(peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) was sitting in our house. She
said, ‘Come here, and I will give you (something).’ The Messenger of Allaah
(peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said, ‘What do you want to give
him?’ She said, ‘I will give him a date.’ The Messenger of Allaah (peace and
blessings of Allaah be upon him) said: ‘If you had not given him something,
you would have been lying.’”

And it was narrated that Abu Hurayrah (may Allaah be pleased with him) said:
“The Messenger of Allaah (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said:
‘Whoever says to a child, ‘Come here and take this,’ then does not give him
something, this is counted as a lie.’”

(Narrated by Abu Dawood, 4991)

This hadeeth was classed as hasan by Shaykh al-‘Albaani in Saheeh al-Jaami’,
1319.

7.Lying to make people laugh

It was narrated that Mu’aawiyah ibn Haydah said: “I heard the Prophet (peace
and blessings of Allaah be upon him) say: ‘Woe to the one who talks to make
the people laugh and tells lies, woe to him, woe to him.’”

(narrated by al-Tirmidhi, 235. He said: this is a hasan hadeeth. Also
narrated by Abu Dawood, 4990).

The punishment for lying:

The liar is warned of destructive punishment in this world, and humiliating
punishment in the Hereafter. These include:

1.Hypocrisy in the heart.

Allaah says (interpretation of the meaning):

“So He punished them by putting hypocrisy into their hearts till the Day
whereon they shall meet Him, because they broke that (covenant with Allaah)
which they had promised to Him and because they used to tell lies

[al-Tawbah 9:77]

‘Abd-Allaah ibn Mas’ood said: “You may know the hypocrite by three things:
when he speaks, he lies; when he makes a promise, he breaks it; and when he
is entrusted with something he betrays that trust.”. He said: “Recite this
aayah (interpretation of the meaning):

‘And of them are some who made a covenant with Allaah (saying): “If He
bestowed on us of His Bounty, we will verily, give Sadaqah (Zakaah and
voluntary charity in Allaah’s Cause) and will be certainly among those who
are righteous.”

Then when He gave them of His Bounty, they became niggardly [refused to pay
the Sadaqah (Zakaah or voluntary charity)], and turned away, averse.

So He punished them by putting hypocrisy into their hearts till the Day
whereon they shall meet Him, because they broke that (covenant with Allaah)
which they had promised to Him and because they used to tell lies

[al-Tawbah 9:75-77].”

(Musanaaf Ibn Abi Shaybah, 6/125)

2.Guidance to evildoing and to the Fire

It was narrated that ‘Abd-Allaah ibn Mas’ood said:

“The Messenger of Allaah (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said:
‘Truthfulness is righteousness, and righteousness leads to  Paradise. A
person will continue to tell the truth until he is written with Allaah as
one who tells the truth. Lying is evildoing, and evildoing leads to Hell. A
person will keep on telling lies until he is written as a liar.’”

(Narrated by al-Bukhaari, 5743; Muslim, 2607)

al-San’aani said:

This hadeeth indicates that whoever continues to speak the truth, it will
become a feature of his, and whoever deliberately tells lies and persists in
it, it will become a feature of his.  This is the same as any other good or
evil characteristic, if a person persists in it, it becomes a feature of
his.

This hadeeth indicates how serious the matter of telling the truth is, and
that it may lead a person to Paradise, and it indicates how ugly lying is
and how it may lead a person to Hell. This is in addition to the
consequences in this world, for the one who tells the truth will have his
words accepted by people, and his testimony will be accepted by judges and
he will be liked for what he says, whereas for the liar the opposite will be
the case.

Subul al-Salaam, 2/687

3.His testimony will be rejected

Ibn al-Qayyim said:

[The reason why the testimony of the liar is rejected]

The strongest reason why testimonies, fatwas and reports may be rejected is
lying, because it corrupts the very essence of the testimony, fatwa or
report. It is like the testimony of a blind man concerning sighting the new
moon, or the testimony of a deaf man concerning having heard the admission
of someone.   The lying tongue is like some faculty that is no longer
working, indeed it is even worse than that, for the most evil thing a man
may possess is a lying tongue.

A’laam al-Muwaqqi’een, 1/95

4.Blackening of the face in this world and in the Hereafter

Allaah says (interpretation of the meaning):

“And on the Day of Resurrection you will see those who lied against Allaah
(i.e. attributed to Him sons, partners) their faces will be black”[al-Zumar
39:60]

Ibn al-Qayyim said:

Hence on the Day of Resurrection Allaah will make blackened faces the sign
of the one who told lies about Him and His Messenger. Lying has a great
effect in blackening the face and covering it with a mask of shame which
every truthful person will be able to see. The feature of the liar is
clearly visible in the face, and everyone who has the eyes to see can see
it.  But Allaah will bless the truthful person with dignity and respect, so
whoever sees him will respect him and love him, and He will give the liar
humiliation and shame, so whoever sees him will loathe him and despise him.
And Allaah is the Source of strength.

A’laam al-Muwaqqi’een, 1/95

5.The liar will have the flesh of his cheeks torn to the back of his head

It was narrated that Samurah ibn Jundub (may Allaah have mercy on him) said:
“The Messenger of Allaah (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) often
used to say to his companions, ‘Has anyone among you seen a dream?’ Then
whoever Allaah willed would tell of his dream. One day he said to us, ‘Two
(angels) came to me last night and woke me up, then they said to me, ‘Let’s
go!’… so we set out and came to a man who was lying flat on his back and
another man standing over his head with an

iron hook, and behold, he would put the hook in one side of the man's mouth
and tear off that side of his face to the back (of the neck) and similarly
tear his nose from front to back and his eye from front to back. Then he
turned to the other side of the man's face and did just as he had done with
the other side. Hardly had he completed this side when the first side was
restored to its normal state. Then he went back and did that all over again.
I said to my two companions, 'Subhaan Allah! Who are these two persons?'
They said to me, ‘Move on, move on!' (Then he said, describing how the two
angels explained the things that he had seen): ‘As for the man you came
across, the sides of whose mouth, nostrils and eyes were being torn off from
front to back, he is the symbol of the man who goes out of his house in the
morning and tells so many lies that it spreads all over the world.’”

(Narrated by al-Bukhaari, 5745)

The comments of the Salaf on lying:

1.‘Abd-Allaah ibn Mas’ood said: “A man may speak the truth and persist in
doing so until there is in his heart not even room for evil the size of a
needle. Or a man may tell lies and persist in doing so until  there is in
his heart not even room for truth the size of a needle.

2.And it was narrated that he said: “It is not correct to tell lies whether
in jest or in seriousness,” then ‘Abd-Allaah recited the aayah
(interpretation of the meaning):

“O you who believe! Be afraid of Allaah, and be with those who are true (in
words and deeds)”

[al-Tawbah 9:119]

3.Abu Bakr al-Siddeeq said: “Beware of lying, for it has nothing to do with
faith.”

4.It was narrated that Sa’d ibn Abi Waqqaas said: “The believer may acquire
all sorts of characteristics except treachery and lying.”

5.It was narrated that ‘Umar (may Allaah be pleased with him) said: “True
faith is not achieved until one gives up lying in jest.”

(Musannaf Ibn Abi Shaybah, 5/235, 236)

Permissible kinds of lies

Lying is permissible in three cases: war; reconciling between two disputing
parties; and a husband lying to his wife or vice versa for the sake of love
and harmony.

It was narrated from Umm Kalthoom bint ‘Uqbah that she heard the Messenger
of Allaah (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) say: “He is not a liar
who reconciles between people and narrates something good or says something
good.”

(Narrated by al-Bukhaari, 2546; Muslim, 2605)

It was narrated that Asmaa’ bint Yazeed said: “The Messenger of Allaah
(peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said: ‘It is not permissible to
tell lies except in three (cases): when a man speaks to his wife in a way to
please her; lying in war; and lying in order to reconcile between people.’”

(Narrated by al-Tirmidhi, 1939)

This hadeeth was classed as hasan by Shaykh al-Albaani in Saheeh al-Jaami’,
7723

April fool

But with regard to “April Fool” (in Arabic, Kidhbat Neesaan or the lies of
April), the origin of this lying is not known for sure. There are differing
opinions concerning that:

Some of them said that it developed from the celebrations of spring at the
equinox on March 21.

Some of them said that this innovation appeared in France in 1564 CE, after
the introduction of a new calendar, when a person who had refused to accept
the new calendar became the victim of some people who had subjected him to
embarrassment and made fun of him, so he became a laughing-stock for others.

Some of them said that this innovation goes back to ancient times and the
pagan celebrations connected to a specific date at the beginning of spring,
so this is the remnant of pagan rituals. It was said that hunting in some
countries was unsuccessful during the first days of the hunt in some
countries. This was the origin of these lies which are made up on the first
day of April.

Le poisson d’avril

The Europeans call “April Fool” le poisson d’avril (lit. “April fish”). The
reason for this is that the sun moves from the zodiacal house of Pisces to
the next house, or because the word poisson, which means fish, is a
distortion of the word passion, which means suffering, “so it is a symbol of
the suffering endured by Jesus (peace be upon him), according to the claims
of the Christians, and they claim that this happened in the first week of
April.

Some of the kuffaar call this day All Fools’ Day, as it is known to the
English.  That is because of the lies that they tell so that those who hear
them might believe them and thus become a victim for those who  are making
fun of him.

The first mention of April Fool in the English language was in a magazine
known as Dreck Magazine. On the second day of April in 1698 CE, this
magazine mentioned that a number of people were invited to come and watch
the washing of black people in the Tower of London on the morning of the
first day of April.

One of the most famous incidents that happened in Europe on April 1st was
when the English newspaper, the Evening Star, announced in March 1746 CE
that the following day – April 1st – that there would be an parade of
donkeys in Islington, in England. The people rushed to see these animals and
there was a huge crowd. They continued waiting  and when they got tired of
waiting, they asked about when the parade would be. They not find anything,
then they knew that they had come to make an exhibition of themselves, as if
they were the donkeys!

‘Aasim ibn ‘Abd-Allaah al-Qurawayti

One of them wrote about the origin of these lies, saying:

Many of us celebrate what is known as April fool or, if it is translated
literally, the “trick of April”. But how much do we know of the bitter
secret behind this day?

When the Muslims ruled Spain, approximately one thousand years ago, they
were a force that could not be destroyed. The western Christians wished that
they could wipe Islam from the face of the earth, and they succeeded to some
extent.

They tried to limit the spread of Islam in Spain and to put an end to it,
but they did not succeed. They tried numerous times and never succeeded.

After that, the kuffaar sent their spies to Spain to study and find out the
secret of the Muslims’ strength which could not be defeated. They discovered
that adhering to taqwa (piety or consciousness of Allaah) was the reason.

When the Christians discovered the secret of the Muslims’ strength, they
started to think of strategies to break this strength. On this basis they
began to send wine and cigars to Spain for free.

This tactic on the part of the west produced results, and the faith of the
Muslims began to weaken, especially among the young generation in Spain. The
result of that was that the western Catholic Christians subdued the whole of
Spain and put an end to the Muslim rule of that land which had lasted for
more than eight hundred years. The last stronghold of the Muslims, in
Grenada, fell on April 1st, hence they considered this to be the “trick of
April.”

From that year until the present, they celebrate this day and consider the
Muslims to be fools. They do not regard only the army at Granada to be fools
who are easily deceived, rather they apply that to the entire Muslim ummah.
It is ignorant of us to join in these celebrations, and when we imitate them
blindly in implementing this evil idea, this is a kind of blind imitation
which confirms the foolishness of some of us in following them. Once we know
the reason for this celebration, how can we celebrate our defeat?

After knowing this reality,let us make a promise to ourselves never to
celebrate this day. We have to learn from the Spanish and adhere to the
reality of Islam and never allow our faith to be weakened again.

I say: it does not matter what the origins of April fool are. What matters
more is knowing the ruling on lying on this day, which we are sure did not
exist during the first and best generations of Islam. It did not come from
the Muslims, but rather from their enemies.

The things that happen on April fools’ day are many. Some people have been
told that their child or spouse or someone who is dear to them has died, and
unable to bear this shock, they have died. Some have been told that they are
being laid off, or that there has been a fire or an accident in which their
family has been killed, so they suffer paralysis or heart attacks, or
similar diseases.

Some people have been told about their wives, that they have been seen with
other men, and this has led them to kill or divorce their wives.

These are the endless stories and incidents that we hear of, all of which
are lies which are forbidden in Islam and unacceptable to common sense or
honest chivalry.

We have seen how Islam forbids lying even in jest, and it forbids
frightening a Muslim whether in seriousness or in jest, in words or in
actions.

This is the law of Allaah in which is wisdom and care for people’s
circumstances.

And Allaah is the Source of Strength.



With the very best of good wishes,
Musa Amadu Pembo
Glasgow,
Scotland
UK.
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Da’wah is to convey the message with wisdom and with good words. We should
give the noble and positive message of Islam. We should try to emphasize
more commonalities and explain the difference without getting into
theological arguments and without claiming the superiority of one position
over the other. There is a great interest among the people to know about
Islam and we should do our best to give the right message.
May Allah,Subhana Wa Ta'Ala,guide us all to His Sirat Al-Mustaqim (Righteous
Path).May He protect us from the evils of this life and the hereafter.May
Allah,Subhana Wa Ta'Ala,grant us entrance to paradise .
We ask Allaah the Most High, the All-Powerful, to teach us that which will
benefit us, and to benefit us by that which we learn. May Allaah Subhanahu
Wa Ta'ala grant blessings and peace to our Prophet Muhammad and his family
and
companions..Amen.




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