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April
Fool
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.
Source: www.islam-qa.com
