The engagement of a woman to a suitor
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The first question of Fatwa No. ( 7044 )
Q1: I am a committed Muslim woman, praise be to Allah, in accordance with the Shari'ah of Allah. A man proposed
to me whom I consider to be righteous, but I am in one of the medical colleges, and my father refuses to let me marry until I finish my studies, which is after three years. So, should I accept this man's proposal until I finish my studies (proposal only), and is it permissible for me to continue to uncover my face in front of him for this entire period, provided that a mahram is present?
A1: This is a personal matter governed by the circumstances of the suitor, the fiancée, and their two families, so it is not easy to issue a ruling in it except for one who knows the conditions surrounding these parties. As for the fiancée uncovering her face to her suitor before the marriage contract is concluded, it is permissible so that he may know what he desires in her, for example, but it is not permissible to continue doing so because of the feared consequences. We advise you to take the initiative to marry and to adopt the means that will convince your father to hasten it; for the saying of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him):Mishkat al-Masabih 3080 ... the hadith. And success is from Allah, and may Allah send prayers and blessings upon our Prophet Muhammad, his family, and his Companions.
Q1: I am a committed Muslim woman, praise be to Allah, in accordance with the Shari'ah of Allah. A man proposed
to me whom I consider to be righteous, but I am in one of the medical colleges, and my father refuses to let me marry until I finish my studies, which is after three years. So, should I accept this man's proposal until I finish my studies (proposal only), and is it permissible for me to continue to uncover my face in front of him for this entire period, provided that a mahram is present?
A1: This is a personal matter governed by the circumstances of the suitor, the fiancée, and their two families, so it is not easy to issue a ruling in it except for one who knows the conditions surrounding these parties. As for the fiancée uncovering her face to her suitor before the marriage contract is concluded, it is permissible so that he may know what he desires in her, for example, but it is not permissible to continue doing so because of the feared consequences. We advise you to take the initiative to marry and to adopt the means that will convince your father to hasten it; for the saying of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him):
Young man, those of you who can support a wife should marry, for it keeps you from looking at strange women and preserves you from immorality
يا معشر الشباب من استطاع منكم الباءة فليتزوج، فإنه أغض للبصر وأحصن للفرج
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