A man proposed to a girl, and her father said to him: "We will see." Does the one who learns of what passed between them and proposes to the girl fall under the prohibition of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) regarding proposing to a girl already proposed to?

The questioner: My Shaykh, may Allah bless you, regarding the hadith of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him): "He prohibited a man from proposing to a girl already proposed to by his brother," a man went and said to so-and-so: "I want your daughter."

The Shaykh: And not that gesture.

The questioner: So the scenario, my Shaykh, is that a man went to propose to a specific girl and said: "O so-and-so, I want to propose to your daughter," and he said to him: "We will see."

The Shaykh: We will see.

The questioner: Yes.

The Shaykh: All right.

The questioner: We will see; he did not give him the answer other than this word.

The Shaykh : Yes.

The questioner: So does this word "we will see" mean a binding connection between the suitor and the girl's father, such that it is not permissible in this case for another man to come and ask for this girl?

The Shaykh: It is as if you are assuming that the other suitor knows that the girl's guardian said "we will see" to the first suitor?

The questioner: Yes.

The Shaykh: That is what you assume.

The questioner: Yes, my Shaykh, I assume that.

The Shaykh: Yes, in this case, he should not proceed with the proposal directly, but he is allowed to ask.

The questioner: Yes.

The Shaykh: Whether you have given the answer to the questioner to whom you said "we will see"? Do you understand how?

The questioner: Yes, my Shaykh.

The Shaykh: Look, is this open?

The questioner: Yes, it is open, my Shaykh.

The Shaykh: Come on.

The questioner : Come on, in the name of Allah.