The Rulings on a Woman Divorced with a Final Divorce Compared to a Woman Divorced with a Revocable Divorce

The questioner:
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, are the rulings for a woman divorced with a final divorce the same as those for a woman divorced with a revocable divorce? In other words, does she remain in her husband's house? Does she inherit from him? Is he required to provide for her? And what is her waiting period?

The Shaykh:
What is the waiting period?

The questioner:
Are the rulings for a woman divorced with a final divorce the same as for a woman divorced with a revocable divorce?

The Shaykh:
A woman divorced with a final divorce has no rights against the divorcer, neither housing nor financial maintenance, unlike the woman divorced with a revocable divorce, who is entitled to financial maintenance and housing.

The questioner:
And does she remain in her husband's house during the waiting period?

The Shaykh:
No, she is finally divorced, so how can she remain in her husband's house when he is a stranger to her? Her husband is a stranger to her. She does not remain in the house unless she is with her children and family, and he is not left alone with her, in which case there is no harm. But if she is alone, she does not remain in the house of a man who is a stranger to her. Yes.

The questioner:
And is her waiting period three menstrual cycles, like the woman divorced with a revocable divorce?

The Shaykh:
Yes, for women who menstruate, the waiting period is determined by menstruation; for those who have passed the age of menstruation, it is determined by months; and for pregnant women, it is determined by the delivery of the child. Yes.