Question
Reference number: 924831 | Clothing and Accessories Legislations | May 4, 2019
What is the ruling if a man keeps praying (saying du’a’) so as to marry his classmate?
Answer
Praise Be to Allah and Peace Be Upon His Messenger.
Originally, males and females are required to lower their gaze (not to keep looking at each other). If they keep looking, this may lead to illegal relationships. However, if you describe a case in which the man secretly admires his classmate without any relationship, then, there is nothing to worry about. This is a feeling which one cannot control.
Regarding praying and saying du’a’ to marry that girl, I advise you to choose the appropriate du’a’. Allah says: “And you may love a thing which is bad for you. And Allah knows, and you do not”. Al-Baqarah: 216
You may think that getting married to that girl will make you happy, but this may not be the truth.
Thus, it is better if you say the following du’a’ which is called Al-Istikharah du’a’. “O Allah, if you know that this thing (and you name it) is good for me in respect of my religion, my livelihood, and the consequences of my affairs, then ordain it for me, and bless it for me. And if you know that this thing is bad for me in respect to my religion, my livelihood, and the consequences of my affairs, then distant it from me and distant me from it, and ordain the good for me and make me satisfied.”