Analysis Of Lying Being Prohibited
When we say “I’m good”, it doesn’t necessarily mean that we’re thriving and feel on top of the world. Internally we could be facing some challenges or difficulties, but from the perspective of a stranger/acquaintance, we’re doing fine because our internal challenges do not concern him/her.
I don’t recall that Yusuf AS lied at any point. Also in Quran 12:76 God says that it is His plan that Yusuf AS was carrying out. Quran 12:76-77 Translation by Asad Thereupon [they were brought before Joseph to be searched; and] he began with the bags of his half-brothers before the bag of his brother [Benjamin]: and in the end he brought forth the drinking Cups out of his brother’s bag. In this way did We contrive for Joseph [the attainment of his heart’s desire]: under the King’s law, he would [otherwise] not have been able to detain his brother, had not God so willed. We do raise to [high] degrees [of knowledge] whomever We will – but above everyone who is endowed with knowledge there is One who knows all. [As soon as the cup came to light out of Benjamin’s bag, the brothers] exclaimed: “If he has stolen-well, a brother of his used to steal afore-time!” Thereupon Joseph said to himself, without revealing his thought to them: “You are far worse in this respect, and God is fully aware of what you are saying. We can’t make a general statement that it’s permissible to lie for a good deed. We must judge every situation on it’s own, and with the realization that one day we shall be held accountable for all our deeds, decide whether we will be able to justify our lie in a given situation in front of God. There are situations where lying becomes imperative, however, those situations are very rare in anyone’s life. Majority of the times we lie only to take the easy way out.