What is the ruling on emotional relationships online that have not exceeded the limits of Islamic law and proper conduct? Is it permissible for a girl to reject suitors who possess wealth and status for the sake of someone less wealthy and prestigious but superior in religion and character, and how can parents be convinced of this? Can a girl be a wife to a man martyred in the cause of Allah in Paradise, without having married him in this world, and what must she do to achieve that?
Islam does not recognize relationships between men and women outside the bounds of marriage, and it has warned against taking "intimate friends" (akhdan). Phone calls and messages via the internet fall under this category. You can persuade your family to marry you to the person you desire by involving people of virtue and relatives, and by explaining that what is sought in a husband is his religious commitment and character. You have the right to refuse anyone you do not wish to marry. It cannot be stated with certainty that a woman will marry a specific person in Paradise who was not her husband in this world; rather, she will be a wife to whoever was her husband in this world.
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