Is it permissible for a person in ihram to propose marriage?
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Question : That is, if the marriage contract is concluded during the state of ihram, before the first exit from ihram.
Answer : Then it takes place. Whether the one in ihram is the husband, the wife, the guardian, or the agent, meaning if an agent concludes the contract while in ihram, it is defective. Now, it should be included with this, according to the stronger opinion, the proposal of marriage. The correct view is that proposing marriage is forbidden for the one in ihram, so it is not permissible for the one in ihram to propose marriage, based on the saying of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him):Sahih Muslim 1409a
Answer : Then it takes place. Whether the one in ihram is the husband, the wife, the guardian, or the agent, meaning if an agent concludes the contract while in ihram, it is defective. Now, it should be included with this, according to the stronger opinion, the proposal of marriage. The correct view is that proposing marriage is forbidden for the one in ihram, so it is not permissible for the one in ihram to propose marriage, based on the saying of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him):
A Muhrim must neither marry himself, nor arrange the marriage of another one, nor should he make the proposal of marriage.
لا ينكح المحرم ولا ينكح ولا يخطب،
Source
قناة «فضيلة الشيخ محمد بن صالح العثيمين»، 229 - هل يجوز للمُحرم أن يخطب؟ مناسك الحج والعمرة - ابن عثيمين — youtube.com
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