In the name of Allah , most gracious most merciful
With regard to telling lies, the reader does not say what sort of difference of views there was. May I say that the Prophet, peace be upon him, has made it absolutely clear that telling lies is in no way acceptable from a Muslim. The Prophet, peace be upon him, expressed his total disapproval of all lying. However, there are situations when lying may be acceptable. These are outlined in an authentic Hadith related by Muslim on the authority of Umm Kulsoom bint Uqbah, a lady companion of the Prophet. She reports: “I never heard the Prophet, peace be on him, allowing any type of lying except in war, for making peace between people, a man’s talk with his wife and her talk with her husband.”
It is not difficult to see that these are exceptional situations. In war, it is permissible to tell a lie in order to deceive the enemy. The Prophet, peace be upon him, says: “war is trick.” [Related by Al-Bukhari]. This means that it is permissible to trick the enemy even though this involves lying.
It is also permissible to lie in order to bring about reconciliation between Muslims who are in dispute. If you are trying to achieve such reconciliation and you tell one party that the other has expressed very warm feelings towards him, when that person has not done so, you do not commit a sin. You are only saying this in order to create an atmosphere that is conducive to such reconciliation.
When married people lie to their spouses in order to dispel misunderstanding and generate a family atmosphere that promotes love and happiness within the family, that is permissible. An example is when a husband says to his wife that his love of her is beyond description, when he knows that this is not the case, such a lie is permissible. The same applies in reverse. However, cheating spouses that is meant as a cover up for forbidden behavior is forbidden. ~
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