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Is what Sheikh Abd Al-Adheem Badawy said regarding the handshaking between the contracting party and the contracted-upon party (fiancée) being a following of desires considered a transgression, and does what he said fall under the principle of "blocking the means to evil" (sadd al-dhara'i'), especially since other fatwas and tapes by Sheikh Al-Albani contradict this?

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If the legitimate marriage contract has been concluded, the husband has the right to enjoy his wife by any means, including intercourse, and the lack of documentation of the marriage does not affect this right. It is preferable to observe custom by not engaging in intercourse until after the wedding to avoid the embarrassment resulting from pregnancy before the official consummation. You are not obligated to follow the fatwa of a specific shaykh, and not following it is not considered following whims, as enjoying one's wife after the marriage contract is not forbidden. "Sadd al-Dhara'i'" (blocking the means) means preventing the means that lead to corruption, and this does not apply to enjoying one's wife after the marriage contract because it does not lead to anything forbidden or to a legitimate harm.

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