Is slight vitiligo in women a defect in marriage?
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The questioner : In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful:
A questioner asks and says: Is slight vitiligo a defect in marriage?
The Shaykh : Is it?
The questioner : Is slight vitiligo a defect in marriage?
The Shaykh : Yes, meaning, if a man finds vitiligo in his wife, is it a defect?
And the answer is: Yes, it is a defect without doubt, because a person is repelled by this and cannot settle with his wife—except for some people—but it is a defect whether in the man or the woman. Even if the man has vitiligo and a woman marries him without knowing about it, it is a defect for her to annul the marriage on this basis. However, if this vitiligo is something that can be treated, then the better and more preferable course is to be patient until it is seen whether it is cured by treatment or not, because separation and divorce are not easy matters. But if he has given up hope of its cure, it is a defect. Indeed, even if he has not given up hope, if he has not treated it.
The conclusion is that vitiligo—al-buhak or al-buhak—I do not know if it is with a dammah or a fathah—is a defect whether in the man or the woman.
But if it is in the man, the woman has the right to annul the marriage; she demands that the marriage be annulled, and the marriage is annulled, and she marries someone else.
But if it is in the woman, it is known that the man is permitted to separate from his wife by divorce. However, the benefit of our saying that he has the right to annul is: if he annuls on account of this defect, he has the right to return the mahr (bridal gift) to the one who deceived him.
The questioner : Does the man sin if he marries without informing her?
The Shaykh : Yes, he sins. The man sins and the woman sins if there is this defect or any other defect that prevents the perfection of enjoyment of the woman and the woman’s enjoyment of him. Concealing it is, without doubt, forbidden. For example, if a man is unable to have intercourse and does not inform the wife of this, then this is a defect and it is forbidden for him; he must disclose it. The important point is that any defect that repels a person from the other by nature requires the one who has it to inform the other. Yes.
The questioner : In another question, O Shaykh!
The Shaykh : All right, if the turn is complete.
The questioner : ... .
The Shaykh : Ask.
A questioner asks and says: Is slight vitiligo a defect in marriage?
The Shaykh : Is it?
The questioner : Is slight vitiligo a defect in marriage?
The Shaykh : Yes, meaning, if a man finds vitiligo in his wife, is it a defect?
And the answer is: Yes, it is a defect without doubt, because a person is repelled by this and cannot settle with his wife—except for some people—but it is a defect whether in the man or the woman. Even if the man has vitiligo and a woman marries him without knowing about it, it is a defect for her to annul the marriage on this basis. However, if this vitiligo is something that can be treated, then the better and more preferable course is to be patient until it is seen whether it is cured by treatment or not, because separation and divorce are not easy matters. But if he has given up hope of its cure, it is a defect. Indeed, even if he has not given up hope, if he has not treated it.
The conclusion is that vitiligo—al-buhak or al-buhak—I do not know if it is with a dammah or a fathah—is a defect whether in the man or the woman.
But if it is in the man, the woman has the right to annul the marriage; she demands that the marriage be annulled, and the marriage is annulled, and she marries someone else.
But if it is in the woman, it is known that the man is permitted to separate from his wife by divorce. However, the benefit of our saying that he has the right to annul is: if he annuls on account of this defect, he has the right to return the mahr (bridal gift) to the one who deceived him.
The questioner : Does the man sin if he marries without informing her?
The Shaykh : Yes, he sins. The man sins and the woman sins if there is this defect or any other defect that prevents the perfection of enjoyment of the woman and the woman’s enjoyment of him. Concealing it is, without doubt, forbidden. For example, if a man is unable to have intercourse and does not inform the wife of this, then this is a defect and it is forbidden for him; he must disclose it. The important point is that any defect that repels a person from the other by nature requires the one who has it to inform the other. Yes.
The questioner : In another question, O Shaykh!
The Shaykh : All right, if the turn is complete.
The questioner : ... .
The Shaykh : Ask.