Looking At A Woman When Wanting To Marry Her
Darussalam · Volume 3
9. The Chapters On MarriageSunan Ibn Majah Darussalam English translation
الحديث: 1864 ¦ الجزء: 1 ¦ الصفحة: 599
Source no. 1864 · Volume 4 · Page 364
Sahih
صحيح، الصحيحة (٩٨)
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1864. It was narrated that Muhammad bin Salamah said: "I proposed marriage to a woman, then I hid and waited to see her until I saw her among some date palm trees that belonged to her." It was said to him: "Do you do such a thing when you are a Companion of the Messenger of Allāh ﷺ?" He said: "I heard the Messenger of Allāh ﷺ saying: 'When Allāh causes a man to propose to a woman, there is nothing wrong with him looking at her.'" (Da'if)
1864 - حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو بَكْرِ بْنُ أَبِي شَيْبَةَ قَالَ: حَدَّثَنَا حَفْصُ بْنُ غِيَاثٍ، عَنْ حَجَّاجٍ، عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ سُلَيْمَانَ، عَنْ عَمِّهِ سَهْلِ بْنِ أَبِي حَثْمَةَ، عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ مَسْلَمَةَ، قَالَ: خَطَبْتُ امْرَأَةً، فَجَعَلْتُ أَتَخَبَّأُ لَهَا، حَتَّى نَظَرْتُ إِلَيْهَا فِي نَخْلٍ لَهَا، فَقِيلَ لَهُ: أَتَفْعَلُ هَذَا وَأَنْتَ صَاحِبُ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ؟ فَقَالَ: سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ، يَقُولُ: «إِذَا أَلْقَى اللَّهُ فِي قَلْبِ امْرِئٍ خِطْبَةَ امْرَأَةٍ، فَلَا بَأْسَ أَنْ يَنْظُرَ إِلَيْهَا»
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It is permissible to look at a woman whom one wants to marry. The woman is also allowed to see the man.