Is it permissible for a suitor to look at the legs of his fiancée?
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The questioner : If he wants to look at what would encourage him to marry her, and he says he wants to look at her legs, is that permissible for him?
The Shaykh : Yes, there is nothing wrong with it.
The presenter : May Allah reward you.
The Shaykh : But in any case, I do not think the legs are among the things that incite desire for her or fear of her. I believe the most important thing for people is the matter of
The presenter : her face.
The Shaykh : The face, the hair, and the hands. As for the legs, even if they were legs, they are not an adornment where one puts on socks and leather socks, and one knows nothing about them.
The Shaykh : Yes, there is nothing wrong with it.
The presenter : May Allah reward you.
The Shaykh : But in any case, I do not think the legs are among the things that incite desire for her or fear of her. I believe the most important thing for people is the matter of
The presenter : her face.
The Shaykh : The face, the hair, and the hands. As for the legs, even if they were legs, they are not an adornment where one puts on socks and leather socks, and one knows nothing about them.
Source
قناة «فضيلة الشيخ محمد بن صالح العثيمين»، 1955 - 4600 هل يجوز للخاطب النظر إلى سيقان مخطوبته؟ ابن عثيمين — youtube.com
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