The Ruling on Ihdad for an Elderly, Ill Woman

Question:
May Allah reward you. We move on to another message sent by a listener of the program, Ibrahim Ayn from Syria. He says: Honorable Shaykh, a woman who is eighty years old and whose husband has passed away, is she required to observe ihdad, even though she is very ill and bedridden? And what is the wisdom behind ihdad for the husband?

Answer:
Yes. Once the bond of marriage is established, if he dies and she is in the waiting period, she is obligated to observe the waiting period according to the general statement of Allah the Exalted: . She must observe the waiting period. Ihdad is abstaining from things that would arouse desire for her, such as adornment, hunting, and perfuming. She must avoid these things, even if she is ill. She avoids kohl, perfume, hunting, jewelry, and clothes of adornment until her waiting period ends. This is ihdad. Ihdad is one of the rulings of the waiting period; it is the waiting period for death. Yes.