Is it a condition for the permissibility of looking at a prospective bride that there is a strong likelihood that the guardian will accept?

The questioner : Yes. You said, O Shaykh, that one of the conditions is that it is likely the invitation will be accepted, but this will be in the presence of the guardian, meaning it becomes a necessary condition for him.

The Shaykh : The scholars said it this way, and perhaps they mean that if he is not in the presence of the guardian, he might look at her without seclusion; perhaps he might look at her without seclusion.

The questioner : It is permissible, provided it does not ruin things for you.

The Shaykh : Yes, he looks at her in the presence of two chaperones. Yes.