If a woman gives birth two days after her husband's death, does her waiting period end?

Question:
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, what is the waiting period for a woman whose husband died while she was pregnant, and she gave birth two days after his death? Does she thereby exit the waiting period?

Answer:
Yes, if she gives birth, she exits the waiting period, even if it is only a moment after the death. Allah the Exalted said: This is the opinion of the majority, acting in accordance with the verse. Some scholars, such as Ibn 'Abbas and others, hold that her waiting period is the longer of the two periods. If the longer period is the duration of pregnancy, she observes the waiting period until she gives birth. If the longer period is four months and ten days, she observes the waiting period for the months. Yes.