Can engaged couples have physical contact besides sex?

while you are engaged are you allowed to have any physical contacts with your fiance and i do not mean sex i mean like kissing and holding hands?
Answer
Bismillah

Al-jawab billahi at-taufeeq (the answer with Allah’s guidance)

No, this will not be permissible. The purpose of engagements is a promise and confirmation to marry. At that stage, the boy and girl are still strangers to one another in that they cannot even communicate with one another. Hence, Interaction between a non-Mahram man/woman are not acceptable in Islam. It is better to perform the Nikah and then one can therefore interact in a ‘halal’ atmosphere.

And Only Allah Ta’ala Knows Best.

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Moulana Qamruz Zaman
London, UK

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This answer was collected from MuftiSays.com, based in London (UK). It is one of the fruits of Darul Uloom London. Many ‘ulama are involved in answering the Q&A on the site, including: Shaikul Hadeeth Mufti Umar Farooq Sahib, Mufti Saifur Rahman Sahib, Mufti Abdullah Patel Sahib, Maulana Qamruz Zaman Sahib, Mufti Abu Bakr Karolia Sahib.

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