The ruling on proposing to a divorced woman by hinting, and examples of hinting?
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The questioner:
May Allah reward you. The questioner asks: Is it permissible to propose to a divorced woman by hinting?
The Shaykh:
Yes, a divorced woman whose divorce is final. Yes.
The questioner:
Is it permissible to propose to a divorced woman by hinting?
The Shaykh:
For a man who has divorced his wife, there is no harm. For a divorced woman whose divorce is final, there is no harm in proposing to her. This divorced woman whose divorce is final is not to be proposed to directly, neither by her husband nor by anyone else. However, he may propose to her by hinting, saying, "I am interested in someone like you, do not miss this opportunity," or something similar,[Al-Baqarah 2:235]. Yes.
May Allah reward you. The questioner asks: Is it permissible to propose to a divorced woman by hinting?
The Shaykh:
Yes, a divorced woman whose divorce is final. Yes.
The questioner:
Is it permissible to propose to a divorced woman by hinting?
The Shaykh:
For a man who has divorced his wife, there is no harm. For a divorced woman whose divorce is final, there is no harm in proposing to her. This divorced woman whose divorce is final is not to be proposed to directly, neither by her husband nor by anyone else. However, he may propose to her by hinting, saying, "I am interested in someone like you, do not miss this opportunity," or something similar,
There is no blame upon you for that to which you [indirectly] allude concerning a proposal to women or for what you conceal within yourselves
وَلَا جُنَاحَ عَلَيْكُمْ فِيمَا عَرَّضْتُم بِهِ مِنْ خِطْبَةِ النِّسَاءِ أَوْ أَكْنَنتُمْ فِي أَنفُسِكُمْ
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، حكم التعريض للمطلقة بالخطبة وأمثلة على التعريض؟ - الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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