In one of his talks, Mufti Rashid Ahmad Ludhyanwi (Rahmatullah alayh) vehemently decried the convention of girls removing their niqaab before suitors.

Answer

The venerable Mufti Ludhyanwi (Rahmatullah alayh) had erred in his opinion. Far from it being haraam and shameful, viewing with the intention of marriage is not even Makrooh Tanzihi. It is permissible. In fact, Rasulullah (Sallallahu alayhi wasallam) had instructed the Sahaabah to view the girl before marriage.

This is a well-known Mas‟alah clearly explained by the Fuqaha. The Kutub of Hadith and Fiqh state the permissibility with clarity. All Ulama regardless of their lofty ranks do err, and sometimes the error pertains to sim-

ple issues.

UNDER THE WRATH "There are four kinds of per-

sons who are under the Wrath

OF ALLAH

of Allah in the morning and Hadhrat Abu Hurairah also during the evening." (Radhiyallahu anhu) narrated

„Who are they, O Rasulullah! from the Nabi (Sallallahu

(asked Abu Hurairah)?‟ alayhi wasallam):

Rasulullah (Sallallahu alayhi wasallam) said: „Men who emulate women and women who emulate men, and the one who approaches (sexually) animals, and the homosexual."

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