Is it permissible for a man to see his fiancée, and what is the limit of that?
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The questioner : Is it permissible for a man to see his fiancée? And if it is permissible, what is the ruling on that? Yes.
The Shaykh : It is permissible for a man to see his fiancée, but on the condition that he does not be alone with her; she must be in the presence of a mahram (a relative one may not marry). Another condition is that he must be confident that they will accept the proposal, meaning they will agree to it. Generally, if they have permitted him to see her, they have agreed to marry her to him. However, she must be in the presence of a mahram, because he must not be alone with a woman who is not one of his mahrams.
The questioner : Does he see only the face and the feet, or is it permissible to see more than that?
The Shaykh : He sees the face, the head, the feet, and whatever is usually visible of her, because that encourages him to marry her or discourages him from doing so.
The Shaykh : It is permissible for a man to see his fiancée, but on the condition that he does not be alone with her; she must be in the presence of a mahram (a relative one may not marry). Another condition is that he must be confident that they will accept the proposal, meaning they will agree to it. Generally, if they have permitted him to see her, they have agreed to marry her to him. However, she must be in the presence of a mahram, because he must not be alone with a woman who is not one of his mahrams.
The questioner : Does he see only the face and the feet, or is it permissible to see more than that?
The Shaykh : He sees the face, the head, the feet, and whatever is usually visible of her, because that encourages him to marry her or discourages him from doing so.
Source
قناة «فضيلة الشيخ محمد بن صالح العثيمين»، 40 - 60 هل يجوز للرجل أن يرى خطيبته وما هو حدُّ ذلك؟ إنما الأعمال بالنيات - ابن عثيمين — youtube.com
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