I want to marry this girl but she's already had a proposal.

It is our Imaan that Taqdeer (destiny) will take its course. Rasulullah (Sallallaahu Alayhi Wasallam) is reported to have said that Allah Ta'ala says, 'O man, you intend something and I intend something (but what transpires at the end of the day) is what I intend.'

No one has the knowledge of the future, what would transpire and who would be your wife. Therefore, it is Haraam for one to love, talk, fantasise or entertain thoughts of a non-Mahram woman. Talking with a non-Mahram woman is just like committing Zina (adultery) with the tongue. May Allah Ta'ala forbid, if one dies with the love of a non-Mahram woman in his heart, he will be answerable and may be taken to task for it as well. It is also possible that the woman you love marries someone else, you would then find yourself having intercourse with your wife whilst fantasising over the woman who you have Haraam love for. Instead of being rewarded, you will get the sin of committing Zina. Furthermore, the Haraam love will result in you developing hatred and dislike for your wife. You would argue and quarrel over trivial matters and find faults in everything she does. Therefore, our advise to you is to sincerely repent to Allah for your past misdeed and totally cut off all relationship with this girl. Keep the company of the righteous and pious through which you will be saved from the evils mentioned in your query.

We suggest that let time take its course. Only if she rejects the proposal of that boy, then you may propose to her. If not, make Du'aa unto Allah Ta' ala who knows what is best for us, to grant you a pious, beautiful, soft natured and obedient wife.

and Allah Ta'ala Knows Best

Mufti Ebrahim Desai
FATWA DEPT.