Fathwa, - • Marriage and Engagement • How Can I Become Acquainted to the Woman I am Proposing to?

Question:
When I go to propose to a young woman, how may I speak to her, in
order to know her beliefs, her piety, her character and her manners?
And is it permissable for me to sitwith her?
Answer:
It is permissable for the suitor to look at the woman to whom he is
proposing, but without being alone with her, because the Sunnah has
been authentically reported from the Prophet (sallallaahu alahi
wasalam) to that effect. He may ask her and her guardian about what is
important to himregarding matters related to marriage. - - ▓███▓
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