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﴿ فَاسْأَلُوا أَهْلَ الذِّكْرِ إِن كُنتُمْ لَا تَعْلَمُونَ ﴾

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What a woman leaves off during the waiting period after her husband's death

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Question:
This is Abu 'Ali from the Noble Makkah. He says: What is the legal criterion for what a woman in the waiting period after her husband's death must refrain from?

Answer:
The legal criterion is that she leaves off five things. The first is leaving the house; she does not go out except for her need during the day, and she returns to spend the night in the house.
The second matter is that she leaves off all types of adornment and wears the usual clothing that contains no adornment. The third matter is that she leaves off jewelry; she does not wear jewelry on her hands, around her neck, or in any place where jewelry is worn, while she is in the waiting period after her husband's death.
The fourth matter is that she avoids perfume; she avoids perfume in all its forms, whether smoke, powder, or liquid; she avoids perfume in all its forms, so she does not apply it to her body except if she bathes from menstruation; she may perfume the place of menstruation with a perfumed piece, for example, to remove the smell of menstruation, as came in the hadith. Yes.

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May Allah reward you.
Source نور على الدرب - الفوزان - 02/227 — archive.org (9:06)

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