Question
(#250)
Country: USA
Asalam Alaykum how are you ? If a muslim man is engaged with a muslim woman and they are planning to marry , does he need the muslim woman’s father permission to see her without hijab ? What if she shows herself to the muslim man without hijab while not having her father’s permission like on text message ?
Answer
بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم
السلام عليكم و رحمة الله و بركاته
حامدا و مصليا و مسلما
Muhtaram
We have received your query regarding communication before marriage, our response is as follows:
Dear brother, marriage is a large step in one’s life and it needs to be taken with much thought. The person who you select to be your future spouse will be a decision which will affect your life and also your hereafter. Therefore, first and foremost, you should cut all ties with this girl as any type of relations before marriage is Haraam. To see photos of the opposite gender is Haraam. Secondly, you should ask your parents to search for an appropriate spouse who is practising on the Deen. As a marriage is not only between two people but it also affects two families. Therefore, make Mashwerah with your parents and make Istikharah, inshallah in this way there will be Barakah.
And Allah Ta’ala knows best
Answered by:
Muhammad Irshad Motara
1st Safr 1447
26th July 2025
