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Brother Kossim emails from California and he says that he has gotten his Nikah done, but he is not living with his wife yet, and the

understanding of the two families is that they shall not be alone until after the

Walema. The expectation is that there's going to be a large Walema another big

party and then the bride is going to come over and start living with him. And then he asks a very

awkward but a very necessary question that what if the two of them meet and

they engage in any type of action,

whether even to the level of consummation,

is that a sin or not?

Now,

Now, Wama, a Russela, I mean K Aursal nahmin kavari kahil al-Dijalan no he I al-A-Lah-I-Him

Faz al-A-ikirin, kun,

to mla-tala-lmaun.

Now, this is an awkward question. It's an embarrassing question I understand for many

young men and women but it is a question that needs to be asked. You see brothers

and sisters so there are multiple phases of a, you know, marriage

and whatnot. When a young man and women are interested in one another and they're, you they're talking and what not.

Obviously at that stage there is nothing that is allowed that would not be allowed except

for a little bit more of time with them to be alone in a public place and if she wants to

she may show her hair or whatnot to him at a stage when she is comfortable to do so

but in terms of physical touching in terms of intimacy,

obviously nothing is allowed at that stage. Now, the Nikaah takes place, okay?

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