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I have been told it is a deobandi belief that “Allah can lie”. Is this true?

· 22 Muharram 1435 AH1 min readFatwa 27561English

Question

I have been told it is a deobandi belief that "Allah can lie" (ma'az Allah). Is this true?

Answer

In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful.

As-salāmu ‘alaykum wa-rahmatullāhi wa-barakātuh.

The question in reference has been answered in the following website.

http://www.deoband.org/2010/08/history/answering-distortions-and-lies/repelling-the-deceits-of-al-barelwi-surrounding-the-issue-of-imkan-al-kadhib/

And Allah Ta’āla Knows Best

Imad Arshad

Student Darul Iftaa
California, USA

Checked and Approved by,
Mufti Ebrahim Desai.

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Answered by
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