Is it permissible to conclude the marriage contract on the condition that the period between the engagement and the marriage be not less than one year, or more, and immediately after the engagement they proceed with the contract so that communication between the engaged couple is within a lawful framework, and what are the limits of the relationship between the contracting parties and the engaged couple?

It is permissible to postpone consummation after the marriage contract for a year or more, depending on the interests of the spouses. As soon as the contract is concluded, the woman becomes a wife whom it is permissible to enjoy, but custom dictates prohibiting consummation before the wedding. As for the fiancée before the marriage contract, she is a stranger, and nothing is permissible for the suitor from her except to look at her during the engagement.