What should a girl do who met a young man online, and their relationship developed to include phone calls, and she now feels remorse and distress, especially after the young man offered to propose to her and asked her to guide him to her home, and she is hesitant about that?
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The advised reflecting on previous fatwas and seeking guidance from Allah. If the young man is serious about the engagement, he should contact the girl's father. However, she should be cautious about giving him the home address directly, and it is essential to verify his righteousness and religiosity before consenting. The relationship with the young man should be severed until the legal marriage contract is concluded. It warned that the inability to leave him is from the whispers of Satan.
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