The suitor seeing the prospective bride at the invitation of her father
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The questioner:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. This person is seeking your advice on a matter. He says: One of the honorable scholars invited me to his home, and he surprised me by saying he wants me to be the husband of his only daughter. He says: One of the honorable scholars invited me to his home, and he surprised me by saying he wants me to be the husband of his only daughter. He wants? He wants me to be the husband.
The Shaykh:
This is a pleasant surprise. Yes.
The questioner:
He says: He brought her to me, and I saw her, and I was pleased with her. He asks: Is this method correct according to the Shari'ah? And should I proceed with this matter?
The Shaykh:
There is nothing wrong with that, and it is good that he is proposing for his daughter and that he is showing her to you, because the suitor seeing the woman he is proposing to is permissible or desirable.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. This person is seeking your advice on a matter. He says: One of the honorable scholars invited me to his home, and he surprised me by saying he wants me to be the husband of his only daughter. He says: One of the honorable scholars invited me to his home, and he surprised me by saying he wants me to be the husband of his only daughter. He wants? He wants me to be the husband.
The Shaykh:
This is a pleasant surprise. Yes.
The questioner:
He says: He brought her to me, and I saw her, and I was pleased with her. He asks: Is this method correct according to the Shari'ah? And should I proceed with this matter?
The Shaykh:
There is nothing wrong with that, and it is good that he is proposing for his daughter and that he is showing her to you, because the suitor seeing the woman he is proposing to is permissible or desirable.
Source
شرح كتاب المنتقى من أخبار المصطفى صلى الله عليه وسلم، بداية من أبواب أحكام التخلي — islamhouse.com (1:11:36)
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