Fatwa #416421 December 2001South Africa
If a man marries a women only to realise on his wedding night that she is not a virgin, What are the repercussions ?
Answer
The second part of your question is ambiguous. What do you mean by
repurcussion? Kindly elaborate.
However, before committing to marriage, a person (male or female) has the
right to enquire and investigate any matter relevant to marriage concerning
the potential marriage partner. If he/ she did not do so, that will be
considered as negligence on his/her part. Marriage is a major step in ones
life and it is expected of a person to exercise extreme precaution before
committing to marriage. If upon investigating, the person was misled, that
will be deception. In the context of your question, if a male enquired from
a female about her virginity before marriage, and was misled, then he has
the right to address that with his wife.
and Allah Ta'ala Knows Best
Mufti Ebrahim Desai
FATWA DEPT
repurcussion? Kindly elaborate.
However, before committing to marriage, a person (male or female) has the
right to enquire and investigate any matter relevant to marriage concerning
the potential marriage partner. If he/ she did not do so, that will be
considered as negligence on his/her part. Marriage is a major step in ones
life and it is expected of a person to exercise extreme precaution before
committing to marriage. If upon investigating, the person was misled, that
will be deception. In the context of your question, if a male enquired from
a female about her virginity before marriage, and was misled, then he has
the right to address that with his wife.
and Allah Ta'ala Knows Best
Mufti Ebrahim Desai
FATWA DEPT