The ruling on sitting with a fiancée to get to know her character
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Question:
Is it permissible for a Muslim brother, when proposing to a Muslim woman, to sit with her to teach her the Qur'an and get to know her character before contracting the marriage and committing to her?
Answer:
He is only allowed to look at her. As for sitting with her and being alone with her, that is not permissible for him, neither for the Qur'an nor for anything else. However, he may look at her in the presence of her father, her brother, or others; he must not be alone with her. He looks at her so that perhaps Allah will bring them together; perhaps she will be suitable for him. Then, after this, he contracts the marriage with her if she is suitable for him. As for being alone with her or sitting with her for teaching, one cannot be certain that Satan will not sow discord between them.
Question: Once, or multiple times?
Answer: One look is sufficient. If he stays and does not see her with a sufficient look, there is no harm in looking again so that he can verify what he wants to know about her.
Is it permissible for a Muslim brother, when proposing to a Muslim woman, to sit with her to teach her the Qur'an and get to know her character before contracting the marriage and committing to her?
Answer:
He is only allowed to look at her. As for sitting with her and being alone with her, that is not permissible for him, neither for the Qur'an nor for anything else. However, he may look at her in the presence of her father, her brother, or others; he must not be alone with her. He looks at her so that perhaps Allah will bring them together; perhaps she will be suitable for him. Then, after this, he contracts the marriage with her if she is suitable for him. As for being alone with her or sitting with her for teaching, one cannot be certain that Satan will not sow discord between them.
Question: Once, or multiple times?
Answer: One look is sufficient. If he stays and does not see her with a sufficient look, there is no harm in looking again so that he can verify what he wants to know about her.
Source
binbaz.org.sa
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