Is it permissible for a man to be alone with and travel with a woman to whom he has contracted marriage?

Question:
May Allah reward you, Honorable Shaykh. A questioner says: Is it permissible to be alone with and travel with a woman to whom he has contracted marriage but has not yet consummated the marriage?

Answer:
Yes, once he has contracted the marriage, she becomes his wife, so it is permissible for him to be alone with her and travel with her because she is his wife. However, the custom of people is that they do not allow this until he has consummated the marriage; this is the custom among people. As for the ruling of the Shari'ah, there is nothing wrong with it, provided the marriage contract is valid, for she is his wife. Yes.