Informing the family of the prospective bride that the suitor is married
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Question:
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. If a man comes to a family and asks to marry their daughter, uh. He asks to marry their daughter, but the man is already married and did not inform that family. Is it required for the one who knows this to inform them that the man was previously married and that he is currently married?
Answer:
And he marries their daughter while he is married; there is no obstacle. If they learn that it has been consummated, they have the right to demand the choice; she has the choice. This is what happens before the judge. Yes.
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. If a man comes to a family and asks to marry their daughter, uh. He asks to marry their daughter, but the man is already married and did not inform that family. Is it required for the one who knows this to inform them that the man was previously married and that he is currently married?
Answer:
And he marries their daughter while he is married; there is no obstacle. If they learn that it has been consummated, they have the right to demand the choice; she has the choice. This is what happens before the judge. Yes.
Source
شرح كتاب المنتقى من أخبار المصطفى صلى الله عليه وسلم، المقدمة، وأول كتاب الطهارة — islamhouse.com (1:08:51)
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