--- layout: post title: "Ruling on writing fiction" publisher: "alsalafiyyah@icloud.com" source: "Fatawa Al-Lajnah Ad-Daimah no. 6252-7" category: [books, knowledge] hijri: Dhul-Hijjah 11, 1441 AH lang: en note: true excerpt: "It is Haram (prohibited) for a person to write such false stories. The stories mentioned the Qur'an, the Sunnah and other factual stories suffice and serve as moral lessons." muftis: chairman: - name: Shaykh Abdul-Aziz Ibn Baz url: /biography/binbaz/ deputy_chairman: - name: Shaykh Abdul-Razzaq Al-Afifi url: /biography/afifi/ --- Question: Is it permissible for a person to write fiction stories, which are all lies, for children to read and learn from? Answer: It is Haram (prohibited) for a person to write such false stories. The stories mentioned the Qur'an, the Sunnah and other factual stories suffice and serve as moral lessons.