and what can we say about donating in the path of Allah عَزَّوَجَلَّ! The Revered and Renowned Prophet صَلَّى اللهُ تَعَالٰى عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم said: A Muslim’s Ṣadaqaĥ increases his life and dispels a bad death, and due to this charity Allah عَزَّوَجَلَّ removes pride and arrogance.
(Al-Mu’jam-ul-Kabīr liṭ-Ṭabarānī, vol. 17, pp. 22, Ḥadīš 31)
Rāĥ-e-Ḥaq mayn sabĥī dawlat luṫā dūn
Khudā! Aysā mujĥay jażbaĥ ‘aṭā ĥo
May I spend all my wealth in the way of truth
O Allah! Grant me such enthusiasm
صَلُّوۡا عَلَى الۡحَبِيۡب صَلَّى اللّٰهُ تَعَالٰى عَلٰى مُحَمَّد
Question: Is a man allowed to look at a woman he intends to marry?
Answer: Yes, both may see each other. Ṣadr-ush-Sharī’aĥ, Badr-uṭ-Ṭarīqaĥ, ‘Allāmaĥ Maulānā Muftī Muhammad Amjad ‘Alī A’ẓamī عَـلَيْهِ رَحْـمَةُ الـلّٰـهِ الۡـقَـوِی says: (Amongst the cases in which it is permissible for a man and woman to see each other) one scenario is when a man intends to marry a woman; looking at her with this intention is permissible, because a Ḥadīš states: When you intend to marry someone, take a look at her for this causes constant love.[1] Similarly, a woman may take a look at the man who has proposed to her, even if there is possibility of lust, however, both (man and woman) must have the sole intention to follow this Ḥadīš.[2]