Engagment
- Engagement in IslamEngagement in Islam means that a man asks to marry a woman and is accepted. The view of the scholars is that engagement is prescribed for one who wants to get married. Prophet Muhammad encouraged the one who wants to get engaged to look at the woman to whom he wishes to propose. What some Muslims do, announcing the engagement, having a party to celebrate and exchanging gifts, all comes under the heading of customs which are permissible in principle.358,196
- Can You Kiss Your Fiancé in Islam?A man and his fiancée are not married; rather she is still a non-Mahram to him until the marriage contract is completed. So, it is not permissible for him to be alone with her, travel with her, touch her, or kiss her.70,160
- Ruling on asking a suitor about the amount of his monthly salary3,487
- Marrying relatives and the hadith “Choose strangers for marriage”8,859
- Ruling on seeing the woman one wants to propose to more than once, and sitting with her6,553
- He is over fifty years old, and he wants to propose to a woman. Is it regarded as deceit if he dyes his beard a colour other than black?3,761
- Helping the suitor to see a picture of the woman to whom he wants to propose4,922
- He wants his sister to show him a picture of her friend so that he can propose to her6,732
- Ruling on telling his potential fiancée details about his work2,401
- Several questions about proposing marriage to a woman7,909