Is it permissible for a woman to uncover her face in front of a suitor, and is there a specific number of times for this? Also, is it permissible after the marriage contract?
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The questioner:
May Allah reward you with good, and may He do you good. Is it permissible for a woman to uncover her face in front of a suitor? Is there a specific number of times for this? We ask for clarification. And if the contract is completed, is it permissible for her to sit without a niqab, meaning with her face uncovered, and sit in front of him? May Allah reward you with good.
The Shaykh:
The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) granted a dispensation to the suitor, and indeed commanded him to look at his prospective bride, to look at what he desires in her, namely her face and her hands. This is to be done in the presence of a mahram (a relative one may not marry) from among her mahrams, meaning without seclusion. It is to be done without seclusion with her. This is what the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) granted as a dispensation.
The questioner:
As you have seen.
The Shaykh:
As for when he has contracted marriage with her with a valid contract that meets the conditions and pillars, she becomes his wife. He may be alone with her, and he may look at her, and indeed he may have intercourse with her as well, because she is his wife. Yes.
May Allah reward you with good, and may He do you good. Is it permissible for a woman to uncover her face in front of a suitor? Is there a specific number of times for this? We ask for clarification. And if the contract is completed, is it permissible for her to sit without a niqab, meaning with her face uncovered, and sit in front of him? May Allah reward you with good.
The Shaykh:
The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) granted a dispensation to the suitor, and indeed commanded him to look at his prospective bride, to look at what he desires in her, namely her face and her hands. This is to be done in the presence of a mahram (a relative one may not marry) from among her mahrams, meaning without seclusion. It is to be done without seclusion with her. This is what the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) granted as a dispensation.
The questioner:
As you have seen.
The Shaykh:
As for when he has contracted marriage with her with a valid contract that meets the conditions and pillars, she becomes his wife. He may be alone with her, and he may look at her, and indeed he may have intercourse with her as well, because she is his wife. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، هل يجوز للمرأة أن تكشف وجهها أمام الخاطب، وهل لذلك عدد محدد، وكذلك بعد العقد هل يجوز ذلك؟ الفوزان — youtube.com
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