The exit of the woman in the waiting period of widowhood from her home
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Question:
The questioner says: If a woman is distressed, O Shaykh, and she is in the waiting period of widowhood, and this is regarding staying in her house and her husband's house for a period, is she allowed to go out of the house to relieve herself and then return? What are the matters prescribed for her? And what are the matters prescribed that she is forbidden from?
Answer:
There is no harm in her going out during the day. She may go out during the day for her need, if she has a need, for example in the market, and no one is available to fulfill it for her, she goes out to the extent of the need. There is also no harm in women visiting one another, those who are in the waiting period of widowhood, neighbors visiting each other during the day, there is no harm. The Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) granted a dispensation for this in order to make things easier for them. Yes.
The questioner says: If a woman is distressed, O Shaykh, and she is in the waiting period of widowhood, and this is regarding staying in her house and her husband's house for a period, is she allowed to go out of the house to relieve herself and then return? What are the matters prescribed for her? And what are the matters prescribed that she is forbidden from?
Answer:
There is no harm in her going out during the day. She may go out during the day for her need, if she has a need, for example in the market, and no one is available to fulfill it for her, she goes out to the extent of the need. There is also no harm in women visiting one another, those who are in the waiting period of widowhood, neighbors visiting each other during the day, there is no harm. The Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) granted a dispensation for this in order to make things easier for them. Yes.
Source
فتاوى على الهواء 27-03-1436هـ — af.org.sa (10:29)
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