A woman was proposed to while she was in the waiting period, so what is the ruling?
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Question:
May Allah reward you with good, and may He do you good. You are also asking Shaykh Salih: if a woman is proposed to while she is in the waiting period, how should she act?
Answer:
It is not permissible to make an explicit proposal to a woman in the waiting period, because Allah the Exalted said:[Al-Baqarah 2:235], except that you say a good word.
An explicit proposal to a woman in the waiting period is forbidden, but an implicit proposal is permissible. For example, he might say, "I want a wife, perhaps Allah will make it easy for me to find a righteous wife," or "I am interested in you," or "I am very interested in you," or "Do not deny yourself to me," or something similar to these implicit proposals. So an implicit proposal is permissible, but an explicit one is not permissible, because Allah prohibited it during the waiting period. Yes.
May Allah reward you with good, and may He do you good. You are also asking Shaykh Salih: if a woman is proposed to while she is in the waiting period, how should she act?
Answer:
It is not permissible to make an explicit proposal to a woman in the waiting period, because Allah the Exalted said:
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. Allah knows that you will have them in mind. But do not promise them secretly
وَلَا جُنَاحَ عَلَيْكُمْ فِيمَا عَرَّضْتُم بِهِ مِنْ خِطْبَةِ النِّسَاءِ أَوْ أَكْنَنتُمْ فِي أَنفُسِكُمْ عَلِمَ اللَّهُ أَنَّكُمْ سَتَذْكُرُونَهُنَّ وَلَٰكِن لَّا تُوَاعِدُوهُنَّ سِرًّاAn explicit proposal to a woman in the waiting period is forbidden, but an implicit proposal is permissible. For example, he might say, "I want a wife, perhaps Allah will make it easy for me to find a righteous wife," or "I am interested in you," or "I am very interested in you," or "Do not deny yourself to me," or something similar to these implicit proposals. So an implicit proposal is permissible, but an explicit one is not permissible, because Allah prohibited it during the waiting period. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، خطبت امرأة وهي في العدة، فما الحكم؟ الشيخ صالح بن فوزان الفوزان — youtube.com
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