Lying to the fiancee

Q 3: Is it permissible for a person to lie to his fiancée about his job? The fiancé is afraid that if he tells her the truth about his job, the family may turn down his marriage proposal. The woman he intends to betroth to is a Multazim (practicing Muslim). And Allah knows best.

A: A fiancé is forbidden to lie to his fiancée about the kind of job he is employed in as this is considered a form of fraud. If he had lied to her about his job, he should make Tawbah (repentance to Allah) and should ask Allah (Exalted be He) to forgive him the sin of lying and try at the same time to ask the fiancée to forgive him as well. May Allah grant us success. May peace and blessings be upon our Prophet Muhammad, his family, and Companions.