How are marital secrets measured in the case of a legal marriage contract without consummation, and is informing parents of details of marital problems considered a disclosure of secrets?

The decisive rule regarding marital secrets is the inviolability of disclosing secrets related to the private relationship between spouses, based on the saying of the Prophet, peace be upon him: "Indeed, among the worst people in rank before Allah on the Day of Resurrection is a man who goes to his wife, and she goes to him, and then he spreads her secret."

As for other secrets, each case must be considered individually. It is forbidden for a wife to disclose the secrets of her home or her situation with her husband, as Sheikh Ibn Uthaymeen stated, citing the verse: "So righteous women are devoutly obedient, guarding in [the husband's] absence what Allah would have them guard."

An exception to this is if the husband harms the wife's religious devotion or worldly well-being, and internal attempts at reconciliation are ineffective; in such a case, she is permitted to resort to her guardians, or to Sharia (definition) arbitration, or to a judge, depending on the harm.

Before consummation, the woman remains under the guardianship of her father. She must inform her guardian of any changes in the fiancé's circumstances that might affect the future of the marriage, especially concerning his academic and professional future. This is to safeguard her rights and her future.