The husband's option to annul the marriage if the wife's father is leperous or epileptic
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The questioner:
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, does the husband have the option to annul the marriage in these two cases? The first is if it is revealed that the wife's father, or her lineage, is leperous, knowing that the wife herself has nothing, but he fears for his children?
The Shaykh:
No, as long as the wife is sound and healthy, he has no option in this matter. Yes.
The questioner:
The second case: if the wife is afflicted with epilepsy, does he have the option?
The Shaykh:
You know this: if one of them is insane and the other did not know about it, he has the option when he finds out, whether it is the husband or the wife, because insanity is a defect.
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, does the husband have the option to annul the marriage in these two cases? The first is if it is revealed that the wife's father, or her lineage, is leperous, knowing that the wife herself has nothing, but he fears for his children?
The Shaykh:
No, as long as the wife is sound and healthy, he has no option in this matter. Yes.
The questioner:
The second case: if the wife is afflicted with epilepsy, does he have the option?
The Shaykh:
You know this: if one of them is insane and the other did not know about it, he has the option when he finds out, whether it is the husband or the wife, because insanity is a defect.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، 080 من 123 / شرح كتاب زاد المستقنع / النكاح / الشورط والعيوب في النكاح / صالح الفوزان / الفقه — youtube.com (52:42)
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