The ruling on the suitor looking at the prospective bride after the proposal
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Question:
May Allah reward you with good. This questioner says: Honorable Shaykh, is it permissible for the suitor to look at his prospective bride after the proposal, given that her mahram (a relative one may not marry) is present? And peace be upon you?
Answer:
Yes, there is nothing wrong with a man looking at a woman he proposes to, so that he may be inclined to marry her, in the presence of her wali (the bride's guardian). He looks at her face and her hands. This is permitted, and the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) commanded it, because that is where the desire for marriage and the continuation of the marriage lie. Yes.
May Allah reward you with good. This questioner says: Honorable Shaykh, is it permissible for the suitor to look at his prospective bride after the proposal, given that her mahram (a relative one may not marry) is present? And peace be upon you?
Answer:
Yes, there is nothing wrong with a man looking at a woman he proposes to, so that he may be inclined to marry her, in the presence of her wali (the bride's guardian). He looks at her face and her hands. This is permitted, and the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) commanded it, because that is where the desire for marriage and the continuation of the marriage lie. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، 6684- حكم نظر الخاطب إلى المخطوبة بعد الخطبة - الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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