The agent’s looking at the prospective bride
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Question:
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, is the agent permitted to look at the woman he intends to propose to on behalf of his client?
Answer:
No, permission is granted only to the suitor himself. However, I am afraid that if it is permitted for him, he might take her for himself if he finds her suitable, rather than leaving her for the client. No, he does not have that right. The dispensation is for the suitor himself who intends to marry her.
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, is the agent permitted to look at the woman he intends to propose to on behalf of his client?
Answer:
No, permission is granted only to the suitor himself. However, I am afraid that if it is permitted for him, he might take her for himself if he finds her suitable, rather than leaving her for the client. No, he does not have that right. The dispensation is for the suitor himself who intends to marry her.
Source
الفوزان -أشرطة- شرح زاد المستقنع مع الأسئلة - 094-تابع حد الزنا - 5-2-26 هـ — archive.org (31:15)
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