Is it permissible for the husband to enjoy his wife with whom the marriage contract has been concluded – without consummation – by kissing, touching, and embracing? And do the wife or her family have the right to refuse?

It is permissible to enjoy one's contracted wife, even if the formal consummation has not occurred, because she has legally become a wife. If the family prevents seclusion or enjoyment, and the husband is unable to expedite the wedding, then he must be patient and chaste, fast frequently, and guard his hearing and sight.