Is Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome a Defect in the Husband?
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. A questioner says: If the husband has what is called AIDS (Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome), is this considered a defect for which the woman may annul her marriage?
Answer:
If it is a contagious disease, yes, it is a defect. Yes.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. A questioner says: If the husband has what is called AIDS (Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome), is this considered a defect for which the woman may annul her marriage?
Answer:
If it is a contagious disease, yes, it is a defect. Yes.
Source
شرح كتاب المنتقى من أخبار المصطفى صلى الله عليه وسلم، بداية من باب ما يذكر في رد المنكوحة بالعيب — islamhouse.com (1:10:34)
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