الفحص الطبي قبل الزواج MEDICAL CHECK-UP BEFORE MARRIAGE Section Islamic Studies

Abstract

This research is interested in one of the main issues of the day relating to human life; it is the Conducting an examination for those who are about to marry to find out the presence of infection for some genetic blood diseases (sickle cell anemia and thalassemia) and some infectious diseases (hepatitis B virus, hepatitis C virus, acquired immunodeficiency virus (AIDS)) in order to give medical advice about the possibility of transmission of these diseases Diseases for the other party or children in the future.The research discusses different views of scholars on the legitimacy of pre-marriage medical check-up whether it is forbidden, permitted or a must and examines the opinions based on the purposes of Shari’a in maintains the self, generations and good posterity. Based on the holistic view of the Sharia and family interests, the legitimacy of obliging people to conduct this type of medical examination is important for the protection of the family and offspring, as well as the advantages and disadvantages that entail medical check-up in the light of jurisprudence.