The ruling of a fasting person looking at a woman whom he wants to marry

21-3-2006 | IslamWeb

Question:

If it is permissible for a Muslim to look once at a woman whom he wants to marry (if he had not seen her before), is it permissible for him to do so while he is fasting? It should be noted that he could not go to them during the night because of the far distance and other reasons.

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Answer:

All perfect praise be to Allaah, The Lord of the Worlds. I testify that there is none worthy of worship except Allaah, and that Muhammad is His slave and Messenger. We ask Allaah to exalt his mention as well as that of his family and all his companions.

It is permissible for a fasting person to look at a woman whom he wants to marry provided the religious requirements are met, in a way that he should look at her without desiring her for sexual intercourse, he should not be in seclusion with her and he should not touch her. There is no difference in this between a fasting person and a person who is not fasting. Finally, it should be noted that looking more than once at her is permitted if the purpose of looking is not achieved by the first look. For more benefit, please refer to Fatwa 88012.

Allaah Knows best.