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﴿ فَاسْأَلُوا أَهْلَ الذِّكْرِ إِن كُنتُمْ لَا تَعْلَمُونَ ﴾

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Informing the prospective groom of an eye condition at the time of marriage

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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, I am afflicted with a hidden condition that leaves no visible mark on me, which is the evil eye. I lead my life normally, to the extent that I have not informed anyone of my condition except two or three people I am close to, in order to guide them. Yet they tell me, “We do not see anything wrong with you.” So the question is: When I propose marriage, am I required to disclose this evil eye, or should I remain silent about it, given that it is an evil eye that affects me directly?

Answer:
Allah knows best. What you have is waswas (whispers of doubt), not the evil eye. You have waswas as long as there is no discrepancy in you, and people say there is nothing wrong with you. Praise be to Allah, thank Allah, and since there is nothing wrong with you, feeling that you are afflicted by the evil eye is waswas from Shaytan. Seek refuge in Allah from Shaytan. Yes, it is a matter of concern, because if you truly had the evil eye, its effect would appear on you; you would have fallen ill or died. The evil eye, may Allah protect us from its harm, does not let a person go; either he dies, or he falls ill, or he is struck in his mind, or he becomes disordered. But you are sound, and praise be to Allah. All that remains is that it is waswas. Seek refuge in Allah from the accursed Shaytan. Yes.
Source قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، 46 من 89|شرح العدة في شرح العمدة|كتاب الفرائض|باب الولاء|صالح الفوزان|الفقه|كبار العلماء — youtube.com (1:07:20)

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