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Is it permissible for a person to sit with a girl he is engaged to, and the engagement has been announced and the ring exchanged, but the marriage contract has not been concluded due to her young age?

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The fiancée, before the marriage contract, is a stranger to the suitor. Therefore, he is not permitted to be in seclusion with her or sit with her unless a mahram is present. She must also be modestly dressed, for the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, said: "No man is to be in seclusion with a woman unless a mahram is with her." Furthermore, exchanging rings before the contract is a forbidden custom due to imitation of the disbelievers and touching what is not permissible. A Muslim must adhere to the etiquette of Islam and establish his home upon piety.

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