The engagement of a woman seeking to look at her suitor
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The questioner:
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, is it permissible for an engaged woman to ask to look at her suitor, or is this specific to the man?
The Shaykh:
What did you say?
The questioner:
Is it permissible for an engaged woman to ask him, or is this specific to the man?
The Shaykh:
There is nothing wrong with it. If she wants to look at her suitor, there is nothing wrong with it. The uncertainty and ignorance regarding him are removed. Perhaps he is not suitable for her. Yes.
The questioner:
We say: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success.
The Shaykh:
But the man is not like the woman who is veiled. The discussion is about the woman who is veiled; it is permissible for her to uncover her face and her hands. As for the man, he is uncovered by default.
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, is it permissible for an engaged woman to ask to look at her suitor, or is this specific to the man?
The Shaykh:
What did you say?
The questioner:
Is it permissible for an engaged woman to ask him, or is this specific to the man?
The Shaykh:
There is nothing wrong with it. If she wants to look at her suitor, there is nothing wrong with it. The uncertainty and ignorance regarding him are removed. Perhaps he is not suitable for her. Yes.
The questioner:
We say: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success.
The Shaykh:
But the man is not like the woman who is veiled. The discussion is about the woman who is veiled; it is permissible for her to uncover her face and her hands. As for the man, he is uncovered by default.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، 141/115 شرح زاد المستقنع/ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com (40:45)
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