The Ruling on the Waiting Period and Mourning for the Wives of a Deceased Man
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Question:
May Allah reward you. The questioner, Abdullah Ibrahim, says: If a man dies leaving behind four wives, and one of these women is ill, what is the ruling regarding the waiting period and mourning for these women?
Answer:
Yes, if a man dies leaving behind wives, they must wait four months and ten days, as Allah the Exalted said:[Al-Baqarah 2:234] It is obligatory to observe mourning, to avoid adornment, to avoid perfume, and to avoid leaving the house for the duration of the mourning period. Yes.
May Allah reward you. The questioner, Abdullah Ibrahim, says: If a man dies leaving behind four wives, and one of these women is ill, what is the ruling regarding the waiting period and mourning for these women?
Answer:
Yes, if a man dies leaving behind wives, they must wait four months and ten days, as Allah the Exalted said:
And those who are taken in death among you and leave wives behind - they, [the wives, shall] wait four months and ten [days]
وَالَّذِينَ يُتَوَفَّوْنَ مِنكُمْ وَيَذَرُونَ أَزْوَاجًا يَتَرَبَّصْنَ بِأَنفُسِهِنَّ أَرْبَعَةَ أَشْهُرٍ وَعَشْرًا
Source
العدة والحداد — alfawzan.live
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