What is the validity of the marriage contract if the wife's family concealed that she was previously married and divorced before consummation, and concealed her true age, and is it obligatory to annul the contract after the family becomes aware of this?
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The woman's marriage is valid, and her divorce before consummation does not harm it. The sin of the father and brother lies in their deliberate concealment of her previous marriage through lying. Truthfulness leads to righteousness, and lying leads to wickedness. The woman's guardian is not obliged to disclose that she was previously married, nor to state her true age. The marriage is valid, and she is not required to be divorced; rather, she should be held onto if she is religious. Boycotting and abandonment between the two families for more than three days is impermissible.
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