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Originally posted by machinehead:
Imam Abu Hammid Ghazali says: "Speaking is a means to achieve objectives. If a praiseworthy aim is attainable through both telling the truth and lying, it is unlawful to accomplish through lying because there is no need for it. When it is possible to achieve such an aim by lying but not by telling the truth, it is permissible to lie if attaining the goal is permissible." (Ahmad ibn Naqib al-Misri, The Reliance of the Traveller, translated by Nuh Ha Mim Keller, amana publications, 1997, section r8.2, page 745)
Note that Al-Ghazali is one of the most famous and respected Muslim theologians of all time.
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Perhaps so, but was he Sunni, Shia, Sufi or Wahabist?
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The point is, it's not the Qu'ran, and it's not a Hadith either. It's just an opinion, and we all know how many opinions there are floating around. Does he offer Surah numbers or Hadithic references to back up his opinion, or is he claiming to speak for Allah?