White Lies: Are They Permissible?





Many
take the permission of the Prophet (saws) to lie in three exceptional
cases in the wrong way as a justification for white lies. The Prophet (saws) said:
"A liar is not one who tries to bring reconciliation amongst people and
speaks good (in order to avert dispute), or he conveys good." [Muslim]

Commenting
on this Hadeeth, Ibn Shihaab, one of the transmitters, said that he has
not

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