The sermon on proposing to a woman whose family said, “We will ask about you”
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, if a man proposes to a woman and the woman’s family says, “We will ask about you,” is it permissible for anyone else to come forward and propose to her over his proposal?
Answer:
No, not until they give a response. As long as he knows he has proposed, he does not speak up; no, not until he learns that they have rejected him.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, if a man proposes to a woman and the woman’s family says, “We will ask about you,” is it permissible for anyone else to come forward and propose to her over his proposal?
Answer:
No, not until they give a response. As long as he knows he has proposed, he does not speak up; no, not until he learns that they have rejected him.
Source
شرح إغاثة اللهفان من مصائد الشيطان لابن القيم، تابع فصل وإذا تدبرت الشريعة وجدتها قد أتت بسد الذرائع إلى المحرمات — islamhouse.com (53:26)
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