Can they talk on the phone after engagement?

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I would like to ask about before Nikah..........Bride and groonm had engament......after that..... they can talk on the phone, and they meat each , some occation..... pl........answer asap by shira law......

Darul Iftaa Mahmudiyyah (AskImam) · Accepted Answer

In the name of Allah, Most Gracious, Most Merciful

Assalaamu `alaykum waRahmatullahi Wabarakatuh

According to Shariah, a boy cannot talk to a strange girl before the nikah is performed. Since an engagement does not constitute a Nikah, it is not permissible for the boy and girl to have any contact.

And Allah knows best

Checked and Approved by:

Mufti Ebrahim Desai

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