What is permissible for a suitor to look at in his fiancée?
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The questioner : Shaykh, to what extent is he allowed to look at his fiancée? She is not yet his wife, he has not written the marriage contract for her, but she is his fiancée?
The Shaykh : He does not look at her except as he looks at any other woman, and the proposal does not make permissible what was forbidden. It is the contract that permits looking at more than the face and the hands.
The questioner : So he looks at her while she is wearing modest, Sharia-compliant clothing?
The Shaykh: Yes.
The questioner : May Allah reward you with good, O Shaykh.
The Shaykh : May Allah preserve you.
The questioner : Thank you, Shaykh.
The Shaykh : You are welcome.
The Shaykh : He does not look at her except as he looks at any other woman, and the proposal does not make permissible what was forbidden. It is the contract that permits looking at more than the face and the hands.
The questioner : So he looks at her while she is wearing modest, Sharia-compliant clothing?
The Shaykh: Yes.
The questioner : May Allah reward you with good, O Shaykh.
The Shaykh : May Allah preserve you.
The questioner : Thank you, Shaykh.
The Shaykh : You are welcome.
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