Is it permissible for a husband to be alone with his wife before consummation?
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The questioner : May Allah greet you, Shaykh. A second question, if you permit.
The Shaykh : Please, go ahead.
The questioner : Thank you. What is your opinion of a man who has completed the marriage contract, meaning the marriage agreement, but has not consummated the marriage with this wife? Is it permissible for him to be alone with her or accompany her to buy some of her necessities?
The Shaykh : Rather, he may be alone with her and consummate the marriage.
The questioner : Is there not a doubt in this matter, O Shadi?
The Shaykh : What doubt, Shaykh? She has become his wife by the Shari'ah.
The questioner : I mean, is there a doubt from the side of the young people, or a doubt from the side of society, lest this corrupt something or…
The Shaykh : Has he not performed the legal contract?
The questioner : Yes, he completed the legal contract.
The Shaykh : And what is the fruit of the legal contract?
The questioner : Seventy.
The Shaykh : And conversely, if there is no legal contract, what is the difference between no contract and a contract…
The questioner : Khalid. Yes, meaning we understood that he may be alone with her,
The Shaykh : Please, go ahead.
The questioner : Thank you. What is your opinion of a man who has completed the marriage contract, meaning the marriage agreement, but has not consummated the marriage with this wife? Is it permissible for him to be alone with her or accompany her to buy some of her necessities?
The Shaykh : Rather, he may be alone with her and consummate the marriage.
The questioner : Is there not a doubt in this matter, O Shadi?
The Shaykh : What doubt, Shaykh? She has become his wife by the Shari'ah.
The questioner : I mean, is there a doubt from the side of the young people, or a doubt from the side of society, lest this corrupt something or…
The Shaykh : Has he not performed the legal contract?
The questioner : Yes, he completed the legal contract.
The Shaykh : And what is the fruit of the legal contract?
The questioner : Seventy.
The Shaykh : And conversely, if there is no legal contract, what is the difference between no contract and a contract…
The questioner : Khalid. Yes, meaning we understood that he may be alone with her,
Source
سلسلة الهدى والنور، المجلس 1104 — d3watuna.com (12:55)
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