What are the limits of the Shari'ah-permitted viewing?
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Question:
The questioner says: I proposed to a woman and asked to see her, but her father only allowed me to see her face and hands. I expressed my desire to see her hair, but he refused, saying that this is all a suitor is permitted to see. What is your Eminence’s opinion? May Allah reward you with good.
Answer:
The face and hands are sufficient. If he sees her head, there is no harm, but if he sees her face and hands, that is sufficient. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said, “Do not look at her.” The Sunnah is to look at her to the extent that encourages marriage to her. If he sees her head, there is no harm, because that also encourages marriage. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said, “If he proposes to a woman,Musannaf Ibn Abi Shaybah 6:1350, then that is closer to establishing harmony between them,” or as he (peace and blessings be upon him) said. Sunan Ibn Majah 3540Sahih (Darussalam) Yes.
The questioner says: I proposed to a woman and asked to see her, but her father only allowed me to see her face and hands. I expressed my desire to see her hair, but he refused, saying that this is all a suitor is permitted to see. What is your Eminence’s opinion? May Allah reward you with good.
Answer:
The face and hands are sufficient. If he sees her head, there is no harm, but if he sees her face and hands, that is sufficient. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said, “Do not look at her.” The Sunnah is to look at her to the extent that encourages marriage to her. If he sees her head, there is no harm, because that also encourages marriage. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said, “If he proposes to a woman,
A woman, if he is able to look at what of her encourages him to marry her, let him do so.
امْرَأَةً فَإِنِ اسْتَطَاعَ أَنْ يَنْظُرَ مِنْهَا إلَى مَا يَدْعُوهُ إلَى نِكَاحِهَا فَلْيَفْعَلْIbn ‘Umar said: “The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: ‘There is no ‘Adwa, no omen, and no Hamah.’ A man stood up and said: ‘O Messenger of Allah, what if a camel has mange and another camel gets mange from it?’ He said: ‘That is the Divine decree. Who causes the mange in the first one?’”
وجاءه رجل فقال يا رسول الله، تزوجت امرأة
Source
قناة «فضيلة الشيخ ابن باز Alsheikh Binbaz»، 481 ما هي حدود الرؤية الشرعية؟ للإمام ابن باز — youtube.com
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