The ruling on informing a prospective groom of his chronic illness
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The questioner:
This is the last question. It says: A young man is about to get married, and Allah the Exalted has afflicted him with a chronic heart condition. Should he inform the one he is proposing to of this?
The Shaykh:
Yes.
The questioner:
It says: A young man is about to get married, and Allah has afflicted him with a chronic heart condition. Should he inform the one he is proposing to of this?
The Shaykh:
Yes, he should inform her that he has a chronic illness. Does he deny this? He should inform her of it. This is a matter of truthfulness. If he does not inform her and it is later discovered that he is ill, and he had not told her, there is a fear that she may annul the marriage. So he informs her, and she enters into the marriage with full knowledge. If she enters and is pleased with him, then she has no right to annul the marriage afterwards, because she has accepted him. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you, Your Excellency the Shaykh, and may He bless you and make your knowledge beneficial.
This is the last question. It says: A young man is about to get married, and Allah the Exalted has afflicted him with a chronic heart condition. Should he inform the one he is proposing to of this?
The Shaykh:
Yes.
The questioner:
It says: A young man is about to get married, and Allah has afflicted him with a chronic heart condition. Should he inform the one he is proposing to of this?
The Shaykh:
Yes, he should inform her that he has a chronic illness. Does he deny this? He should inform her of it. This is a matter of truthfulness. If he does not inform her and it is later discovered that he is ill, and he had not told her, there is a fear that she may annul the marriage. So he informs her, and she enters into the marriage with full knowledge. If she enters and is pleased with him, then she has no right to annul the marriage afterwards, because she has accepted him. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you, Your Excellency the Shaykh, and may He bless you and make your knowledge beneficial.
Source
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