What is the ruling on looking at a prospective bride?

The questioner : Is it permissible for a man to see the prospective bride...?

The Shaykh : It is permissible for him to see her if there is an agreement between him and her guardian; in that case, he may look at her face and her hands. However, if it is done by deceiving her, it is permissible for him to see whatever prompts him to marry her; I mean secretly, without prior agreement between him and her. So the situation is of two types: either with her knowledge and her guardian's permission, in which case he may only look at her face and hands; or without agreement and without her knowledge, in which case he may see whatever becomes available to him. This is how the hadith of Jabir and others is understood.
As for agreeing with her guardian to see her as she is in her home, in a state of undress, with the head covering removed from her head; this is not permissible.
Yes.