Lying for real or as a joke

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عن عبدالله بن مسعود – رضي الله عنه – قال:
(لا يصلح الكذب في جد ولا هزل،
ولا أن يعد أحدكم ولده شيئا ثم لا ينجز له)
[الأدب المفرد:387]

— مجلس الفوائد والكتب (@majlis88) September 29, 2015

al-Adab al-Mufrad no.387

‘Abdullaah ibn Mas’ood رضي الله عنه said:

It is not befitting to lie for real or as a joke, and nor for any of you to promise your child something, and then not to fulfil [your promise] to him.

Translation originally published on 17 July, 2018.