Can I Help Someone Complete Welfare Benefit Forms if They Contain Exaggerations or False Information?

Walekumussalam,

Deliberately writing wrong or exaggerated information in such forms is not allowed in Islam, because it is a lie and a kind of cheating. In the Qur’an, Allah has forbidden lying and taking money in an unfair way. The Hadith also strongly warns against cheating.

So if you know that false information will be written in the form, it is not allowed for you to help in it, because that would mean helping in a sin. Saying “the sin will be on us” does not make it allowed, because Islam also tells us not to help in sinful actions.

Also, if relatives say, “If you do not help us, we will break our relationship with you,” this is not the right way. In Islam, it is not allowed to pressure someone to do a wrong thing. You can politely explain to them that even if someone gets a small benefit in this world, the accountability in the Hereafter will be very strict. So it is better to write only true and correct information.

However, if you help them fill the form according to their real problems and with correct information, then there is no problem in that.

May Allah keep you firm on the truth, make things easy for you, and give your relatives the understanding of the Hereafter and the ability to be honest. Ameen.