FILED UNDER: ANS General Counsel, ANS Marriage and Divorce
TAGGED WITH:: marriage proposal
/by sufyanAnswered by Shaykh Jamir Meah Question: Assalamu alaykum My parents suggested a girl to me for marriage who happens to be my second cousin whom I haven’t been in contact since childhood, so I practically know nothing about her. They want me to agree to the marriage without meeting/seeing her, which to me seems impractical. […]
FILED UNDER: ANS Marriage and Divorce (maliki-fiqh)
TAGGED WITH:: bride, custom, illegitimate child, marriage, marriage proposal, proposal, wedding
/by sufyanAnswered by Shaykh Abdurragmaan Khan Question: Assalam alaykum, What is the process for delivering a proposal to a family? If the girl is an illegitimate child and estranged from her father, can the proposal be given to someone else? Answer: Wa alaykum al-Salam May Allah reward you for your question. The proposal process is not […]
FILED UNDER: ANS Hanafi Fiqh, ANS Marriage and Divorce
TAGGED WITH:: face veil, marriage, marriage proposal
/by sufyanAnswered by Ustadh Tabraze Azam Question: Assalamu alaykum. I wear a face veil (niqaab). I have a second meeting with a potential for marriage. Am I allowed to reveal my face for the second time? JazakAllahu khayr. Answer: Wa alaikum assalam wa rahmatullah, Yes, you should remove your face veil if the prospective spouse is […]
FILED UNDER: ANS Marriage and Divorce (shafii-fiqh), ANS Shafi'i Fiqh
TAGGED WITH:: lying about past sins, marriage proposal, past
/by sufyanAnswered by Shaykh Jamir Meah Question: Assalamu alaykum I had a marriage proposal from a bride who I really liked but unfortunately someone from my family went to the bride’s family and said things about my past which were really bad. So they backed up. I am very sad about this. If someone asks me […]
FILED UNDER: ANS General Counsel
TAGGED WITH:: Istikhara Prayer, marriage proposal
/by sufyanAnswered by Shaykh Shuaib Ally Question: Assalam alaykum, A few years ago I performed the Istikhara prayer for a marriage proposal. Before praying I made a promise to Allah, that I will do whatever the result was. After the prayer my heart turned away from the proposal. So I kept my promise. Now, due to […]
FILED UNDER: ANS Hanafi Fiqh
TAGGED WITH:: engagement, gender interaction, gender relations, marriage, marriage proposal, third party proposal
/by sufyanAnswered by Ustadh Salman Younas Question: I just had a question regarding marriage proposals… if a brother approaches a sister and proposes to her while the two are alone without any mahrams present, is the proposal valid? Also, if the proposal is valid, does another brother still have the right to pursue interest in that […]
FILED UNDER: ANS General Counsel
TAGGED WITH:: duas, invocations (dua), istikhara, marriage proposal, marriage with non-muslim, slavehood, supplication
/by sufyanAnswered by Ustadha Sulma Badrudduja Question: I was working with a Catholic man and he has expressed an interest in becoming a Muslim, and wanting to marry me. He used to go to the mosque and was very close to becoming Muslim but his strict Catholic family didnt allow him to. Even when he said […]
FILED UNDER: ANS General Counsel
TAGGED WITH:: dealing with parents, excellence towards parents, marriage, marriage proposal
/by sufyanAnswered by Ustadha Zaynab Ansari Abdul-Razacq Question: [1] If one’s parents have two children. They have allowed the son to marry and migrate and the girl receive offer to marriage inclusive with migration. Is the girl allowed to accept this offer, in view that if she does leave, no one will be able to be […]
FILED UNDER: ANS Hanafi Fiqh
TAGGED WITH:: marriage proposal, two marriage proposals
/by sufyanAnswered by Faraz Rabbani Question: Is it permissible (or disliked) for someone to talk to two marriage prospects at the same time while knowing one’s interaction limits and just asking marriage-specific questions? Answer: Walaikum assalam wa rahmatullahi wa barakatuh, I pray this finds you in the best of health and spirits. Yes, though discretion is obviously needed, so that ill-feeling doesn’t result, nor harmed relations. The Prophet (Allah bless him and give him peace) prohibited for […]
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