Guiding the suitor in choosing a woman

The questioner:
May Allah reward you. Honorable Shaykh, he says: What is your guidance for a suitor from among the students of knowledge regarding a woman, and the precise matters that must be taken into consideration in this issue?

The Shaykh:
Hmm?

The questioner:
Say, may Allah forgive you. Honorable Shaykh, what is your guidance for a suitor from among the students of knowledge regarding a woman, and the precise matters that must be taken into consideration in this issue?

The Shaykh:
He said: Knowledge is not the same for every Muslim. If a man wants to propose to a woman, he must verify her reality and her religion. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: How is that? There is no harm in looking at what invites him to desire her. There is no harm in looking at what invites him to desire her, or to leave her. Or if he sees that she is not suitable for him, he leaves her. It is permissible for him to look at her in the presence of her guardian, or to wait for her in a place where she does not know, and look at what he desires from her face and her hands. And he must consider, first of all, keeping the one who has religion.

The presenter:
May Allah reward you