Arabic view: Muhammad's (s) saying to Ali (a.s.): "O, Ali! Telling a lie is good in three places: in battle, for bringing reconciliation amongst persons and making promise to a wife (in a twisted form in order to bring reconciliation between them)." (Wasail al-Shia, vol.12, pg. 252)Question: Is the above hadith correct? Is it dichotomous with the following saying: Darius, the Achaemenid: "May Ahura Mazda keep "lying" away from my land and people."The Great Cyrus: "A Persian man does not tell a lie even in a battle.

Although telling the truth is very important according to our religious teachings, basically it has been, though apparently and formally, accepted as a principle in most human communities. However, in certain circumstances where there is a greater interest in telling the truth than in the meanness of telling a lie in which case telling a lie can be considered as permissible. These sayings of Darius and Cyrus cannot be accepted in an absolute way. .

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