Can I make fake certificates for people and charge for them?
Question
a friend is unemployed and in need of money. He has good computer skills. He has asked, whether he can create fake certificates for people? Like educational or experience certificates?
Answer
It is prohibited to make fake certificates.
Rasulullah (Sallallaahu Alayhi Wasallam) said, ?Whosoever deceives is not from amongst us.?
and Allah Ta'ala Knows Best
Mufti Ebrahim Desai
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- Mufti Ebrahim Desai
Where scholars differ, it’s safer to take the more cautious view.
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