The ruling on reciting al-Fatihah at the proposal, and corresponding with the fiancée
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Question:
A letter reached the program from the listener, Abdulrahim Ahmad from Abu Dhabi, in which he asks a question, saying: A young man proposed to a young woman from her family, and they recited al-Fatihah between them to serve as a bond between them. After two weeks, this young man traveled to one of the Arab countries to work there...
The Shaykh: Repeat, repeat.
The presenter: He says: A young man proposed to a young woman from her family, and they recited al-Fatihah between them to serve as a bond between them. After two weeks, this young man traveled to one of the Arab countries to work there. Is it permissible for this young man to correspond with her and for her to correspond with him so that each can understand the other, and to bring their views closer to one another? May Allah reward you with good.
Answer:
Reciting al-Fatihah has no basis... between them, there is no basis for this. The proposal alone is not sufficient, and reciting al-Fatihah has no place in this context. Al-Fatihah and al-Hamd are recited at the contract. If one intends the contract, one recites the Sunnah, which is not al-Fatihah. One recites: "Indeed, all praise is due to Allah, we praise Him and seek His help..." as the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) used to do in the need, the sermon of need. He did not recite al-Fatihah; he recited: "Indeed, all praise is due to Allah..." to the end, as the Sunnah came in the hadith of Ibn Mas'ud regarding the sermon of need. As for this, this is among the superstitions of the common people and the practices of the common people. If one recites al-Fatihah to bind them together, this has no basis; it is a statement with no basis. The proposal itself is not a problem, and each of them is at their option. The proposal does not obligate them. Whoever wishes to leave it, it is easy for him.
Whoever wishes to leave it, it is easy for them, and they make it easy. Whoever wishes to make it easy for them, it is easy, there is no harm. The main thing is the contract.
As for correspondence after the proposal, that he writes to her and asks about her condition and her lessons, or about something that is beneficial, or she writes to him to ask about important matters, there is no danger in this correspondence, no evil in it, and it does not lead to seclusion, nor to corruption, nor to unlawful sexual intercourse. This is not a problem.
However, if the correspondence is such that evil may be feared from it, then he should not correspond with her, and she should not correspond with him. It is necessary to close the door so that they are not accused of evil.
But if the correspondence is clear and known to their families, and there is no doubt in it, nor does it lead to doubt, and it is only for their need to understand each other in some matters, then there is no harm in that. Yes.
The presenter: May Allah reward you with good.
A letter reached the program from the listener, Abdulrahim Ahmad from Abu Dhabi, in which he asks a question, saying: A young man proposed to a young woman from her family, and they recited al-Fatihah between them to serve as a bond between them. After two weeks, this young man traveled to one of the Arab countries to work there...
The Shaykh: Repeat, repeat.
The presenter: He says: A young man proposed to a young woman from her family, and they recited al-Fatihah between them to serve as a bond between them. After two weeks, this young man traveled to one of the Arab countries to work there. Is it permissible for this young man to correspond with her and for her to correspond with him so that each can understand the other, and to bring their views closer to one another? May Allah reward you with good.
Answer:
Reciting al-Fatihah has no basis... between them, there is no basis for this. The proposal alone is not sufficient, and reciting al-Fatihah has no place in this context. Al-Fatihah and al-Hamd are recited at the contract. If one intends the contract, one recites the Sunnah, which is not al-Fatihah. One recites: "Indeed, all praise is due to Allah, we praise Him and seek His help..." as the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) used to do in the need, the sermon of need. He did not recite al-Fatihah; he recited: "Indeed, all praise is due to Allah..." to the end, as the Sunnah came in the hadith of Ibn Mas'ud regarding the sermon of need. As for this, this is among the superstitions of the common people and the practices of the common people. If one recites al-Fatihah to bind them together, this has no basis; it is a statement with no basis. The proposal itself is not a problem, and each of them is at their option. The proposal does not obligate them. Whoever wishes to leave it, it is easy for him.
Whoever wishes to leave it, it is easy for them, and they make it easy. Whoever wishes to make it easy for them, it is easy, there is no harm. The main thing is the contract.
As for correspondence after the proposal, that he writes to her and asks about her condition and her lessons, or about something that is beneficial, or she writes to him to ask about important matters, there is no danger in this correspondence, no evil in it, and it does not lead to seclusion, nor to corruption, nor to unlawful sexual intercourse. This is not a problem.
However, if the correspondence is such that evil may be feared from it, then he should not correspond with her, and she should not correspond with him. It is necessary to close the door so that they are not accused of evil.
But if the correspondence is clear and known to their families, and there is no doubt in it, nor does it lead to doubt, and it is only for their need to understand each other in some matters, then there is no harm in that. Yes.
The presenter: May Allah reward you with good.
Source
binbaz.org.sa
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