Why Is Exaggeration Acceptable While Lying in Jest Is Not?- Shaykh Abdul-Rahim Reasat


Answered by Shaykh Abdul-Rahim Reasat

Question

Why is exaggeration acceptable while lying in jest is not?

Shaykh Abdul-Rahim Reasat explains the distinctions between permissible exaggeration and impermissible lying in jest.

Shaykh Abdul-Rahim Reasat pursued Arabic Grammar and Morphology alongside his English and History degree. Post-graduation, he deepened his studies in Damascus, learning Arabic, Hanafi Fiqh, Theology, and more under notable scholars like Shaykh Adnan Darwish and Shaykh Rashad Shams. He continued in Amman, expanding into Tafsir, Hadith, Prophetic Biography, and other Islamic sciences, guided by teachers such as Shaykh Ali Hani and Dr. Hamza al-Bakri.