Re: When lying is allowed ?
Yes ... every injunction has an exception
If somebody really ugly asks you how attractive they are ... let's say someone has an unattractive wife does he tell her the truth?
In some cases to lie is necessary if it can be done bending the truth is better than an outright lie.
Such as in the case of Ibrahim (AS) who called Sarah (AS) his sister, but in fact she was his sister in faith.