Islamic Ethics : Cheating, Lying & Backbiting

Does lying in a joking way okay?

• Of course, its just a joke

• No, lying is not okay whether as a joke or in seriousness

• Yes, I can just apologise afterwards

• Yes because only seriously lying is not acceptable

Backbiting is the same as Ghibah

• True

• False

Does the act of cheating unacceptable only for Muslims?

• No, cheating should not be practiced regardless their religion

• Yes because it is considered against Islamic ethics

Three situations lying is permitted:

• In battle

• For the spouse to feel happy as in lying he/she does not have a scandal yet he/she has

• For the spouse to feel happy as in saying the food the wife cooked with hard efforts is tasty when in fact it is salty

• in a fight between two people to reconcile between them

• When you have bad grades you lied to your parents you have high grades

Backbiting is saying something about a person that the person dislikes and the statement is ........

Slandering (another form of backbiting) is saying something about a person that he dislikes but the statement is ........

• True

  True

• False

  True

• False

  False

• True

  False

Backbiting is permissible when...

• Telling mufti for the purpose of issuance of fatwa

• Submitting a complaint to a ruler or judge for any opression that took place

• you have hot gossip news

• you feel bored so you want to have fun by backbiting

• Telling on people who commit sins openly

What are the types of backbiting?

• Formal and Informal

• Direct and Indirect

• Direct, Indirect, Formal and Informal

• Formal and Indirect

Things that can be categorize as an act of cheating

• Haram gaze, Gossip and Backbiting

• Backbiting and Dishonest

• Joking, Commiting adultery, Haram gaze

• Haram gaze, Haram conversation, Committing adultery

Those who lie, their testimony (statement like evidence) be rejected

• False

• True

What is cheating?

• When a person misleads

• When a person eats

• When a person laughs

• When a person leads