Prohibition of lying
Do you think it is forbidden to lie, a lie that does not harm others or deceive others, or God forbid a lie that is intended to make them respect you and think you are a genius or strong, etc., but rather just a lie? For example, someone asks you where you were last week (you were on a trip to the beach) and you don't have the strength to dig for you, so you tell them you were at home?
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The prohibition of lying is a very vague matter. Simply put, there is no prohibition of lying in the halakhic law (except in the rabbinical law), and it is a moral prohibition. Although the Misharei Teshuvah of Rabbeinu Yonah implies that this is a halakhic prohibition, I have great doubts about this.
Therefore, this should be discussed using moral, not halakhic, tools. Morally (i.e., toward the other person), I see no problem with such a lie, except for the fact that it gets me used to lying. Therefore, it is appropriate to avoid it, but it is not really necessary and one should not pay heavy prices for it.
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