Is joking permitted in Islam?

 Can we lie during joke?

Is it allowed to say lie in Joke?

Can we tell stories?

Can we tell imaginary stories?

Shaykh al-Islam Ibn Taymiyah (may Allah have mercy on him) was asked about someone who tells people stories that he has made up, and all of them are lies: is that permissible?

He replied: As for the one who tells made-up stories to make people laugh, or for some other purpose, he is disobeying Allah and His Messenger. Bahz ibn Hakim narrated from his father, from his grandfather, from the Prophet (blessings and peace of Allah be upon him), who said: “The one who speaks and tells lies in order to make the people laugh, woe to him, woe to him, then woe to him.” And Ibn Mas‘ud said: It is not right to lie in earnest or in jest, or for any one of you to promise something to his child then not fulfil that promise.

In Fatawa al-Lajnah ad-Da’imah (26/52), it says:

Question: If, for example, we tell a lie as a joke, if that haram or not?

Answer: Yes, it is haram. In fact, it is a major sin, even if it is a joke.

And Allah is the source of strength. May Allah send blessings and peace upon our Prophet Muhammad and his family and companions.

Permanent Committee for Academic Research and Ifta’

‘Abdullah ibn Qa‘ud, ‘Abdullah ibn Ghadyan, ‘Abd al-‘Aziz ‘Afifi, ‘Abd al-‘Aziz ibn Baz.

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