The refusal of a woman's guardian to allow the suitor to see her before the marriage contract

Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, is it permissible for a woman's guardian to refuse to let the man who has proposed to his ward see her before the marriage contract?

Answer:
Yes, it is permissible. Yes, it is not obligatory to look; looking is not obligatory. Looking at the woman to whom one has proposed is a dispensation, not an obligation. And if he is unable to look at her, he should send trustworthy women to look at her, such as his mother or his sister, or other trustworthy women, and they should inform him about her. Yes.