Topic: Hiding Illnesses when Sending a Marriage Proposal    (No-18140)

When sending a proposal to a potential spouse, sometimes the boy or the girl has serious illnesses such as cancer, epilepsy, heart valve blockage, kidney failure, or being on dialysis. Other times, there are minor illnesses such as slightly high blood pressure controlled with medication, mild diabetes managed with medication, or mild depression treated with medication. The issue is that while major illnesses should be disclosed, disclosing minor illnesses often leads to the proposal being rejected, leaving the boy or girl unmarried for a long time. What should be done in this situation? Is it mandatory to disclose these conditions according to Shariah?

Hiding illnesses that significantly impact marital life or serious illnesses that are difficult to treat is considered deceit, which is prohibited.
However, minor illnesses that do not hinder marital life and are relatively easy to manage do not necessarily need to be disclosed.

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إحياء العلوم للغزالي: (39/2، ط: دار المعرفة)
وَالْغُرُورُ يَقَعُ فِي الْجَمَالِ وَالْخُلُقِ جَمِيعًا فَيُسْتَحَبُّ إِزَالَةُ الْغُرُورِ فِي الْجَمَالِ بِالنَّظَرِ وَفِي الْخُلُقِ بالوصف والإستيصاف فينبغي أن يقدم ذلك على ‌النكاح وَلَا يَسْتَوْصِفُ فِي أَخْلَاقِهَا وَجَمَالِهَا إِلَّا مَنْ هو بصير صادق خبير بالظاهر والباطن ولا يَمِيلُ إِلَيْهَا فَيُفْرِطَ فِي الثَّنَاءِ وَلَا يَحْسُدُهَا فيقصر فالطباع مائلة في مبادي ‌النكاح ووصف المنكوحات إلى الإفراط والتفريط وقل من يصدق فيه ويقتصد بَلِ ‌الْخِدَاعُ وَالْإِغْرَاءُ أَغْلَبُ وَالِاحْتِيَاطُ فِيهِ مُهِمٌّ لمن يخشى على نفسه التشوف إلى غير زوجته.

کذا فی فتاوی دار العلوم دیوبند: رقم الفتوی: 206-152/N=4/1442

Allah the Almighty knows best.
Darul ifta Al-Ikhlas, Karachi.