The Effect of Concealing a Previous Marriage on the Second Marriage Contract
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Question:
The questioner, Umm Abdullah from Riyadh, says: A man married a second woman and did not tell her that he was already married to a woman before her. Does this affect the contract after he concealed it and the marriage took place?
Answer:
No, it does not affect the contract. However, if she had asked him during the proposal, or if her guardian had asked him whether he had another wife, it would not be permissible for him to deny it and keep it secret. But if they did not ask, he has the right to marry without informing them. Nevertheless, he must be just; it is obligatory for him to be just between his wives.
The questioner, Umm Abdullah from Riyadh, says: A man married a second woman and did not tell her that he was already married to a woman before her. Does this affect the contract after he concealed it and the marriage took place?
Answer:
No, it does not affect the contract. However, if she had asked him during the proposal, or if her guardian had asked him whether he had another wife, it would not be permissible for him to deny it and keep it secret. But if they did not ask, he has the right to marry without informing them. Nevertheless, he must be just; it is obligatory for him to be just between his wives.
Source
نور على الدرب - الفوزان - 03/205 — archive.org (17:18)
The Arabic text is a machine transcription of the audio recording.