Dear respected Shaykh, assalamu alaikum wa rahmatullahi wa barakatuh. For us to know if a person is chaste (through marriage) or not, do we look at the fact that he is married at the time of discussion? If he is not married at that time will it be ruled that he is not chaste even if he was previously married, or if he was previously married is it sufficient to rule that he is chaste, even if he is not married at the time of discussion like if he is divorced or his wife has died? If a person marries a woman is he considered chaste before consummating the marriage or after it? Is the conclusion of the marriage sufficient to rule that a person is chaste? متى يكون الإنسان محصناً