Is photographing the fiancée sufficient in place of the husband looking at her?
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The questioner : ...the fiancée, and they take her picture, and they take a picture for him... for the suitor...
The Shaykh : First, this is not permissible. Second, the intended purpose is not achieved by it. How many people have I seen whose picture looks like the moon on a clear night, but when you look at their actual face, it is different? This woman, perhaps, when being photographed, does her hair, applies kohl, and makes herself look like the most beautiful of women, and then the husband is deceived. This is absolutely not permissible. Furthermore, this picture may become a toy in the man's hand; he plays with it and shows it to everyone. So, first, the intended purpose is not achieved by it, and there is a religious concern with it.
The questioner : Some people say that when looking at the fiancée, it may occur to the girl if he rejects her.
The Shaykh : What?
The questioner : It may occur to the fiancée if he rejects her, meaning.
The Shaykh : First, know that we have not completed the discussion on this, so any question that comes regarding this last issue will not be answered because we have not finished. Yes?
The Shaykh : First, this is not permissible. Second, the intended purpose is not achieved by it. How many people have I seen whose picture looks like the moon on a clear night, but when you look at their actual face, it is different? This woman, perhaps, when being photographed, does her hair, applies kohl, and makes herself look like the most beautiful of women, and then the husband is deceived. This is absolutely not permissible. Furthermore, this picture may become a toy in the man's hand; he plays with it and shows it to everyone. So, first, the intended purpose is not achieved by it, and there is a religious concern with it.
The questioner : Some people say that when looking at the fiancée, it may occur to the girl if he rejects her.
The Shaykh : What?
The questioner : It may occur to the fiancée if he rejects her, meaning.
The Shaykh : First, know that we have not completed the discussion on this, so any question that comes regarding this last issue will not be answered because we have not finished. Yes?