The ruling on stipulating in a proposal that the woman be a virgin?
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The questioner:
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, regarding the saying of the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him)Sunan Ibn Majah 2521Sahih (Darussalam), does this include the one who stipulates that the woman he proposes to be a virgin?
The Shaykh:
What do you know? What?
The questioner:
He stipulates that the woman he proposes to be a virgin.
The Shaykh:
That she be a virgin—he asks about her, my brother; he does not need a stipulation. He asks about her and verifies it, and if he is certain, he marries her. That is the reason he married her. Yes.
The presenter:
He says: Honorable Shaykh.
The Shaykh:
Stipulating means he is doubtful about her. Stipulating that she be a virgin means he is doubtful about her. This has no basis. Yes.
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, regarding the saying of the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him)
Every conditions that is not in the Book of Allah (SWT) is invalid
كل شرط ليس في كتاب الله فهو باطلThe Shaykh:
What do you know? What?
The questioner:
He stipulates that the woman he proposes to be a virgin.
The Shaykh:
That she be a virgin—he asks about her, my brother; he does not need a stipulation. He asks about her and verifies it, and if he is certain, he marries her. That is the reason he married her. Yes.
The presenter:
He says: Honorable Shaykh.
The Shaykh:
Stipulating means he is doubtful about her. Stipulating that she be a virgin means he is doubtful about her. This has no basis. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [3074- 4717] حكم الاشتراط في الخِطبة أن تكون المخطوبة بكرا؟ - الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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