Ruling on medical check-up before marriage

Shaykh Abdul-‘Azeez bin ‘Abdullaah bin Baaz (may Allaah shower His mercy on him) said:

“Demanding for medical check-up [such as genotype test] before marriage is not necessary because this may open the door of evil. The doctor may err [in his judgement] and consequently cause problems to the lady or the man.

However, the man should ask about her. if she is apparently sound and healthy, all praise is due to Allah. The same is applicable to the man. The family of the lady should not hide her defects if she has any hidden ailment. Rather, they are duty bound to make it known and not to deceive the man.

As for deliberately requesting for medical check-up from the doctor, I do not know of any basis for this nor is it proper to do such because this may cause a lot of problems. It may [also] lead to great evil and hinder women from getting married based on the erring judgement of some doctors.”[1]

Elsewhere, the Shaykh was quoted as saying that demanding for medical check-up before marriage negates having good thought about Allaah, and the medical check-up may give incorrect results.[2]

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[1] Arabic source: https://www.binbaz.org.sa/noor/3490

[2] Saheeh Fiqh as-Sunnah, vol. 3, p.  130

Wrong Yardstick for Determining a True Caller and Scholar

Anas bin Maalik (may Allaah be pleased with him) narrated: “The Messenger of Allaah (sallallaahu alayhi wasallam) said, ‘No Prophet among the Prophets was believed the way I was believed. Indeed, there was one of the Prophets whom no one among his Ummah believed in except one person.”

Saheeh, as-Saheehah no. 397

Shaykh al-Albaanee (may Allaah have mercy on him) commented: This hadeeth contains a clear proof that multitude and fewness of followers is not a yardstick for knowing whether a caller [or scholar] is upon the truth or falsehood. In spite of the fact that the da’wah and religion of these Prophets (alayhimus-salaatu was-salaam) is one, they differ in terms of the number of their followers so much so that there was a Prophet among them no one accepted except one person; in fact, there was one who had no one with him.

So in that is an instructive lesson to the caller and the called in this era. A caller should take note of this reality and go ahead in the way of his call to Allaah the exalted; and he should not bother about the paucity of those who respond to him because there is nothing upon him except to convey the message in the clearest way. He has an excellent example in the previous Prophets, one of whom had no one with him except one or two men.

The called should not feel lonely on account of the fewness of those who respond to the caller and use that as the reason for doubting the da’wah of truth and abandoning faith in it, let alone use it as a proof of considering his da’wah false under the pretence that no one is following him or only few people are following him, or [say that] if his da’wah were to be true, majority of the people would have followed him!  But Allaah the Mighty and Majestic said, “And most of mankind will not believe even if you desire it eagerly”[1]

Source: Nudhum al-Faraa’id mimma fee Silsilati al-Albaanee min Fawaa’id, vol. 2, p. 289-290 by Abdul-Lateef bin Muhammad bin Ahmad bin Abee Rabee’

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[1] Soorah Yoosuf: 103

The Sunnah of Seeking Permission from the Host Before Leaving

Ibn ‘Umar (may Allaah be pleased with both of them) narrated that the Messenger of Allaah (sallallaahu alayhi wasallam) said: “If one of you visits his brother and sits with him, he should not get up until he seeks his permission.”  

Saheeh, as-Saheehah, no. 182

Shaykh al-Albaanee (may Allaah have mercy on him) commented: This hadeeth contains exhortation towards a lofty manner. And this manner is that it is proper for a visitor to stand up except after the visited gives him permission.  So many people in some Arab countries used to violate this noble prophetic directive. You will see them going out of a sitting or gathering without seeking permission. And it is not limited to this alone. Rather [they go out] without saying salaam also.

Source: Nudhum al-Faraa’id mimma fee Silsilati al-Albaanee min Fawaa’id, vol. 2, p. 382-383 by Abdul-Lateef bin Muhammad bin Ahmad bin Abee Rabee’