Is it permissible for a young man and woman to cooperate financially to cover the costs of marriage, knowing that the young man currently does not possess sufficient financial means?

If you are unable to save enough money for marriage from your salary, you should take out a benevolent loan and repay it from your salary. Look for a woman of religious commitment and good character who will be content with what you can provide, for marriage is a means of assistance and enrichment, as Allah Almighty says: "If they should be poor, Allah will enrich them from His bounty." The suitor is a stranger to his fiancée until the marriage contract is concluded, and he is not permitted to be alone with her except as needed. It is permissible for the wife to participate in household expenses and furnishing if it is out of her own free will.