Re: Nikkah before Rukhsati - Intimacy allowed?
No.. For some reason (control?) desis like to pretend that girls must have their fathers’ permission to marry when they actually **don’t.. **as long as the guy is ‘suitable’ and not of bad character etc. (not advisable to actually go behind ur parents’ back tho obviously, just saying it IS VALID)..
The REAL **Hanafi **ruling:
http://www.sunniforum.com/forum/showthread.php?2977-Hanafi-Proof-Thread&