Hadith 29619

Malik said, "There is no harm in someone who is in itikafentering into a marriage contract as long as there is no physicalrelationship. A woman in itikaf may also be betrothed as long as thereis no physical relationship. What is haram for someone in itikaf inrelation to his womenfolk during the day is haram for him during thenight."Yahya said that Ziyad said that Malik said, "It isnot halal for a man to have intercourse with his wife while he is initikaf, nor for him to take pleasure in her by kissing her, orwhatever. However, I have not heard anyone disapproving of a man, orwoman, in itikaf getting married as long as there is no physicalrelationship. Marriage is not disapproved of for someone fasting.""There is, however, a distinction between the marriage ofsomeone in itikaf and that of someone who is muhrim, in that some onewho is muhrim can eat, drink, visit the sick and attend funerals, butcannot put on perfume, whilst a man or woman in itikaf can put on oiland perfume and groom their hair, but cannot attend funerals or prayover the dead or visit the sick. Thus their situations with regard tomarriage are different.""This is the sunna as it has comedown to us regarding marriage for those who are muhrim, doing itikaf,or fasting.