Are these acceptable methods to get background info on a potential
I'm speaking to a guy who is living in another place and we do not have any mutual contacts. So I was thinking of ways my family could get more information about him and his family. 2 questions regarding this:
Is it fine to ask him/his family for references of people that can vouch for him? (Relatives, Imam, colleagues, friends etc) Or would you consider his rude/offensive?
He was in the MSA at a university, and I've seen him in photos on the MSA's social media. Is it a good idea to message the MSA's page to ask about him? Or is that really dumb lol, I've never been in MSAs so I don't know if this is normal. And if it is an acceptable thing to do, then please give me suggestions on how to word that message.
Jazakumullah khair