which engagements are conducted in our society today involves not only one or two things that oppose the Shari’ah and modesty, but countless things, like the boy putting the ring on his fiancé with his own hand.

The consequences of touching a non-Mahram

Remember! It is stated in a hadith, ‘It is better for an iron nail to be driven into the head of one of you than to touch a woman who is not Halal for him.’ (Mu’jam Kabeer, vol. 20, p. 212, Hadith 487)

Mufti-e-A’zam Pakistan, Mufti Waqar-ud-Deen رَحْمَةُ الـلّٰـهِ عَلَيْه states, ‘A boy and girl are strangers and non-Mahrams to one another before Nikah; it is impermissible for either of them to touch each other, therefore, the boy and girl cannot place rings onto each other’s hands.’ (Waqar-ul-Fatawa, vol. 3, p. 134) Thus, whether it is an engagement or any other event, we should act in accordance to the teachings of Islam.

صَلُّوۡا عَلَى الۡحَبِيۡب                                  صَلَّى اللّٰهُ عَلٰى مُحَمَّد

Nikah and the Quran

Dear Islamic brothers! After finding a potential spouse and the engagement has taken place, the time of the Nikah and wedding arrives. Not only is Nikah a virtuous action, rather, it is a blessed Sunnah, and Allah Almighty has also encouraged it in the Quran. Hence, it is stated in part 4, Surah an-Nisa, verse 3:

فَانْكِحُوْا مَا طَابَ لَكُمْ مِّنَ النِّسَآءِ

Marry therefore the women who please you;

[Kanz-ul-Iman (translation of Quran)] (Part 04, Surah An-Nisa, Verse 3)

Similarly, not only is encouragement to perform Nikah found in many Ahadith, rather, there are countless blessings and virtues which are