She has committed haraam actions with her fiancé

 

I am a Muslim girl. I pray and I fear my Lord a great deal, but I have a problem. I know a person who came and proposed marriage to me. My father agrees but he always postpones the matter because of family reasons. We cannot be patient and the more time goes by, the more I find myself attached to him. He used to ask me to meet him often, and we have met more than once. We spoke together and kissed one another as if we were married, and even touched one another. I know that this is haraam and is wrong. Every time that happens I end up arguing with him and get angry with myself. I asked my Lord for forgiveness and I prayed Istikhaarah, asking whether this person is right for me or not. Every time I tell him that we should only meet in permissible ways, but then we make the same mistake. I want a solution. Please help me.

Praise be to Allaah.
 

 

Firstly: 

You say in your question that you regularly observe the five
daily prayers and that you fear Allaah a great deal. We hope that you will
be fine, and we ask Allaah to make you steadfast in faith and in doing
righteous deeds, and to keep evil and corruption far away from you. 

Secondly: 

Islam has blocked all the ways that may lead to committing
immoral actions. Allaah says (interpretation of the meaning): 

“Come not near to Al-Fawaahish (shameful sins and illegal
sexual intercourse) whether committed openly or secretly”

[al-An’aam 6:151] 

“Coming near” implies doing something that may lead to those
actions. Islam also warns against men mixing freely with women. The Prophet
(peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said: “Beware of entering
upon women.” They said: O Messenger of Allaah, what about the in-law? He
said: “The in-law is death.” Agreed upon. 

“In-law” refers to the husband’s relatives, his brothers,
uncles, cousins, etc. 

Islam also warns us against being alone with a non-mahram
woman. The Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said:
“No man is alone with a (non-mahram) woman but the Shaytaan is the third one
present.” Narrated by Ahmad, al-Tirmidhi and al-Haakim; al-Albaani said: It
is saheeh. Saheeh al-Jaami’, no. 2546. 

All of this is for the purpose of protecting people’s honour
against committing immoral actions, and blocking all paths that may lead to
the crime of zina (fornication, adultery). 

Thirdly: 

The fiancé is a “stranger” (non-mahram) to his fiancée until
the marriage contract has been done. So your going out with this non-mahram
man, kissing him, meeting him and the other things that you mention are all
haraam. Fear Allaah and refuse to meet him until the marriage contract has
been done, and be frank with him about that. 

See also questions no.
2572 and
23432. 

Fourthly: 

If this person sees that you are determined and righteous,
this will make him more keen to marry you, because he will see that you have
a strong personality and that you do not give in to your emotions.  Who
would not want his wife to have a strong personality and be keen to protect
her honour? That will affect him and make him change his ways and become
more righteous, and you will be the cause of that.  

Fifthly: 

Put your trust in Allaah and make a lot of du’aa’, especially
at the times when prayers are answered. Be patient and remind yourself of
that which Allaah has prepared for those who are patient, as He says
(interpretation of the meaning): 

“Only those who are patient shall receive their reward in
full, without reckoning”

[al-Zumar 39:10] 

Sixthly: 

We remind you that Allaah says (interpretation of the
meaning): 

“O you who believe! Follow not the footsteps of Shaytaan
(Satan). And whosoever follows the footsteps of Shaytaan (Satan), then,
verily, he commands Al-Fahsha’ [i.e. to commit indecency (illegal sexual
intercourse)], and Al-Munkar [disbelief and polytheism (i.e. to do evil and
wicked deeds; and to speak or to do what is forbidden in Islam)]. And had it
not been for the Grace of Allaah and His Mercy on you, not one of you would
ever have been pure from sins. But Allaah purifies (guides to Islam) whom He
wills, and Allaah is All-Hearer, All-Knower”

[al-Noor 24:21] 

The Shaytaan gradually calls people to falsehood; before a
Muslim commits zina, the Shaytaan draws him towards it by his being alone
with a woman, and speaking to her, then kissing her, then meeting her in
haraam ways, then the great evil which is zina – we seek refuge with
Allaah. 

As the saying goes: A look, then a smile, then a greeting,
then speaking, then an appointment, then a meeting. 

Seventhly: 

You should avoid blind trust in anyone. How many women and
girls have said, “My fiancé is decent, he is not what people think”? Then
they fell victim to their naïveté. So you should not think of him in a
positive way, rather you should be extremely cautious and careful. 

Eighthly: 

You should think carefully about this husband and find out
more about him, because he is going to be your life partner. Is he fit to be
your life partner even though he has tried to do something haraam and
persisted in that? 

Ninthly: 

Try to find out what obstacles and problems are making your
father postpone this marriage, and talk to him about the matter. If you
cannot address him directly, then you can bring in someone who has an
influence over him, whether that is your mother or your brothers, or any
person who has any status in your father’s eyes and can urge him to hasten
to do the marriage contract and explain to him the danger of a woman being
left without a husband, especially as she grows older, because the
opportunity may not come again, and can remind him of the bad consequences
if he is careless in this matter. 

Some guardians – may Allaah guide them – exaggerate about
family problems, even simple ones, and make them an obstacle to proceeding
with matters such as marriage; others may suffer as a result but they do not
care about that or pay attention to their responsibilities.  

And finally: 

We ask Allaah to guide you to all that is good, and we ask
Him to guide your fiancé and to make it easy for you to do that which
pleases Him, for He is Able to do that. 

May Allaah send blessings and peace upon our Prophet Muhammad
and upon all his family and companions.