Her husband passed away and she is residing with him in her son's house
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Q: I have a married daughter, and her husband was stricken with an illness that confined him to his bed. One of his sons from his first wife took him and provided him and my daughter with a private room in his house until this husband passed away in the hospital. My question to you, O Shaykh: Is it permissible for me, the father of the woman whose husband has died, to take my daughter to my house for her to observe the waiting period of widowhood , or is she required to remain in the house of her husband's son? I note that his house is small, and she has only one room, with no separate kitchen or the like. She also needs someone to provide for her and bring her all the necessities of life. I note that she has no children, and if her husband's son and his family leave, she will need someone to keep her company. And if we say she should return to the husband's original house, we fear for her safety from
thieves and those of weak character, and she needs someone to keep her company and bring her her living necessities. I ask you to guide us; may Allah reward you.
A: The default ruling for a woman whose husband has died is that she observes her waiting period in the residence where she was living at the time of her husband's death. The father of the deceased's wife informed us by phone that she was residing in the house of her husband's son with her husband during his lifetime for six years, and that her husband's son provides for her needs. Based on this, the wife for whom the father is responsible must observe her waiting period in the house of her husband's son, as there is nothing that necessitates her moving from there to another place.
thieves and those of weak character, and she needs someone to keep her company and bring her her living necessities. I ask you to guide us; may Allah reward you.
A: The default ruling for a woman whose husband has died is that she observes her waiting period in the residence where she was living at the time of her husband's death. The father of the deceased's wife informed us by phone that she was residing in the house of her husband's son with her husband during his lifetime for six years, and that her husband's son provides for her needs. Based on this, the wife for whom the father is responsible must observe her waiting period in the house of her husband's son, as there is nothing that necessitates her moving from there to another place.
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