Is it acceptable to send a female's pictures to the house of a male for the purpose of marriage?

Below is our standard answer to a similar query.%0D%0A%0D%0Aand Allah Ta'ala Knows Best%0D%0A%0D%0AMufti Ebrahim Desai%0D%0AFATWA DEPT.%0D%0A%0D%0AWhen a person intends getting married, he should see the girl to determine%0D%0Athe suitability of getting married to her. That is the advise given to a%0D%0ASahaba, Radi-Allahu anhum, from Rasulullah%0D%0A.%0D%0ATo draw images of animate pictures (which includes taking out photos) is%0D%0Aexpressly prohibited in the Hadith. Therefore, in general situations, it is%0D%0Anot permissible to exchange photos for marriage purposes. However, the%0D%0AFuqahaa have ruled that necessity relaxes a prohibition, therefore, if there%0D%0Ais a need to exchange photos for marriage purposes, there will be a leeway%0D%0Awith the following conditions:%0D%0Aa) Both the parties are in foreign countries, for example, Pakistan and%0D%0AAmerica.%0D%0Ab) There is a strong inclination for marriage.%0D%0Ac) The photograph should be confined only to the interested party and not%0D%0Agiven to others.%0D%0Ad) The photograph be destroyed after the need is fulfilled.%0D%0AIf any one of the above condition is violated, the original ruling of%0D%0Aprohibition will remain.%0D%0A%0D%0AConcurrence: The answer of Mufti Ebrahim Desai is correct for the purpose.%0D%0AMuhammad Taqi Usmani%0D%0A%0D%0A