- Lying is generally forbidden and "leads to wickedness"
- Importance of striving for the high station of As-Siddiqeen(the consistently truthful)
- Conditions under which lying is acceptable
- Ambiguity - types and conditions under which it can be used
Reference: Mukhtasar Minhaj Al-Qasidin by ibn Qudamah
- Evidence of the prohibition of mockery in Surah Hujurat
- Mockery based on the first sin of pride and arrogance
- Non-verbal mockery
- Revealing secrets and breaking promises as two of the signs of a hypocrite
Reference: Mukhtasar Minhaj Al-Qasidin by ibn Qudamah
- Examples of joking from the Sunnah
- Why humor is necessary
- Importance of moderation in laughter and joking
- The etiquette of joking
- Things to avoid while joking:
Making fun of the religion, lying, excessiveness, mocking others, frightening others
Reference: Mukhtasar Minhaj Al-Qasidin by ibn Qudamah
• Controlling one's desires for food, drink and sex
• Evidence of the need for moderation in eating in the Sunnah
• The two tests: Abstaining and abstaining from want of praise/ostentation
• The purpose of sex in Islam
• Controlling excessiveness in sexual desire.
Reference: Mukhtasar Minhaj Al-Qasidin by ibn Qudamah
