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سنن نسائي

Nasai

 كتاب النكاح

The Book of Marriage

 بَابُ : إِبَاحَةِ النَّظَرِ قَبْلَ التَّزْوِيجِ

Chapter: It Is Permissible To Look Before Marriage

Hadith 3237

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أَخْبَرَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عَبْدِ الْعَزِيزِ بْنِ أَبِي رِزْمَةَ ، قَالَ : حَدَّثَنَا حَفْصُ بْنُ غِيَاثٍ ، قَالَ : حَدَّثَنَا عَاصِمٌ , عَنْ بَكْرِ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ الْمُزَنِيِّ ، عَنْ الْمُغِيرَةِ بْنِ شُعْبَةَ ، قَالَ : خَطَبْتُ امْرَأَةً عَلَى عَهْدِ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ ، فَقَالَ النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ : " أَنَظَرْتَ إِلَيْهَا ؟ " قُلْتُ : لَا ، قَالَ : " فَانْظُرْ إِلَيْهَا ، فَإِنَّهُ أَجْدَرُ أَنْ يُؤْدَمَ بَيْنَكُمَا " .
´Narrated Al-Mughirah bin Shu'bah:` It was narrated that Al-Mughirah bin Shu'bah said: "I proposed marriage to a woman during the time of the Messenger of Allah, and the Prophet said: 'Have you seen her?' I said: 'No.' He said: 'Look at her, for that is more likely to create love between you.'"
Hadith Reference سنن نسائي / كتاب النكاح / 3237
Hadith Grading الألبانی: صحيح  |  زبیر علی زئی: إسناده صحيح
Hadith Takhrij «سنن الترمذی/النکاح 5 (1087)، سنن ابن ماجہ/النکاح 9 (1866)، (تحفة الأشراف: 11489)، مسند احمد (4/245، 246)، سنن الدارمی/النکاح 5 (2218) (صحیح)»
Related hadith on this topic
Tirmidhi: 1087 Ibn Majah: 1866
Brief Explanation
1؎: That is, it is permissible to look at a non-mahram woman for the purpose of marriage.
Explanation & Benefits
Tirmidhi — Hadith 1087
´Bakr bin Abdullah Al-Muzani narrated that :` Al-Mughirah bin Shu'bah proposed to a woman, so the Prophet said: "Look at her, for indeed that is more likely to make things better between the two of you."
Shaykh Dr. Abdur Rahman Freywai
Explanation:
1:
According to the majority of scholars, this ruling is recommended (mustahabb) and not obligatory (wajib). If someone sends a trustworthy female relative to inquire about a woman's appearance, habits, and characteristics, this is also permissible, just as the Messenger of Allah (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam) sent Umm Sulaym (radi Allahu anha) to gather information about a woman.
Source: Sunan al-Tirmidhi – Majlis ‘Ilmi Dar al-Da‘wah, New Delhi Edition, Page: 1087
Ibn Majah — Hadith 1866
´It was narrated that:` Mughirah bin Shubah said: “I came to the Prophet and told him of a woman to whom I had to propose marriage. He said: 'Go and look at her, for that is more likely to create love between you.' So I went to a woman among the Ansar and proposed marriage through her parents. I told them what the Prophet had said, and it was as if they did not like that. Then I heard that woman, behind her curtain, say: 'If the Messenger of Allah has told you to do that, then do it, otherwise I adjure you by Allah (not to do so)'. And it was as if she regarded that as a serious matter. So I looked at her and married her.” And he mentioned how well he got along with her.
Maulana Ataullah Sajid
Benefits and Issues:

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The parents did not dislike the Prophetic hadith itself; rather, what they disliked was that a non-related man should look at their young daughter.

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A young unmarried girl should observe proper veiling (purdah).

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A boy should only look at the girl whom he truly intends to marry.
It is a very bad thing to go around looking at people’s daughters under this pretext.
Allah, the Exalted, is aware of the thoughts in hearts; no one’s betrayal is hidden from Him.

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The hearts of the male and female Companions (Sahabah and Sahabiyyat) held great respect for the Prophetic hadith. Thus, when the girl was informed of the instruction of the Prophet (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam), she immediately agreed, even though, by her natural disposition, this matter was unpleasant for her.

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From this, it is also understood how much importance the Companions (radi Allahu anhum) placed on the command of the Messenger (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam).
Source: Commentary on Sunan Ibn Mājah by Mawlānā ‘Atā’ullāh Sājid, Page: 1866
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