The Ruling on Marriage in the Month of Shawwal and Taking Omens from Times

Question:
Is it part of the Sunnah to get married in the month of Shawwal? And is it permissible for the suitor to speak with the fiancée over the phone?

Answer:
Marriage is permissible at any time, in Shawwal and in other months. There is no specific month or specific week designated for it; rather, it is permissible whenever it is facilitated for you, on any day, in any month. The one who believes that marriage in the month of Shawwal involves bad omens or a lack of success is holding a belief from the pre-Islamic age of ignorance (jahiliyyah). This is from taking omens (tatiyyur). This is from taking omens from times, so this is not permissible. It is not permissible to believe that the one who marries in such-and-such a month will not be successful. The one who marries under such-and-such a zodiac sign will not complete his marriage. The one who buys and sells will not make a profit.
This is from the belief of the pre-Islamic age of ignorance (jahiliyyah). It is taking bad omens from times. Taking bad omens from people. And taking bad omens from places. All of this is from taking omens (tatiyyur), which is shirk (associating partners with Allah), as the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Tatiyyur is shirk, tatiyyur is shirk, tatiyyur is shirk." He repeated it three times. And he said (peace and blessings be upon him): He takes an omen for him, or he casts a spell, or a spell is cast on him, yes, or he practices fortune-telling, or fortune-telling is practiced for him. These are matters of the pre-Islamic age of ignorance (jahiliyyah) that are not permissible. Yes.