The claim that the waiting period for a widow is a recommended practice (sunnah)
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Question:
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, if someone says that the waiting period for a woman whose husband has died is a recommended practice (sunnah), does this view have strength among the jurists?
Answer:
No, the verse has been abrogated. This view is not correct. Some say that it is a matter of her not leaving the house for a year, so the verse would be clear and decisive. But the widow does not leave the house, nor does she observe a waiting period of four months and ten days; this is by consensus. However, she does not leave the house she is in out of excellence in worship (ihsan). This is a weak view that is not relied upon. Yes.
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, if someone says that the waiting period for a woman whose husband has died is a recommended practice (sunnah), does this view have strength among the jurists?
Answer:
No, the verse has been abrogated. This view is not correct. Some say that it is a matter of her not leaving the house for a year, so the verse would be clear and decisive. But the widow does not leave the house, nor does she observe a waiting period of four months and ten days; this is by consensus. However, she does not leave the house she is in out of excellence in worship (ihsan). This is a weak view that is not relied upon. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، 093 من 123 / شرح كتاب زاد المستقنع / العدد / صالح الفوزان / الفقه / كبار العلماء — youtube.com (1:12:16)
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