The Waiting Period of the Divorced Woman in the Case of Revocable and Irrevocable Divorce

Question:
This questioner says: I am asking Shaykh Salih (may Allah preserve him) about the waiting period of the woman divorced in a revocable manner, and about its nature, and what happens if she leaves her home, and what sin is incurred by that? And how is the waiting period of the woman divorced three times when she has children?

Answer:
The waiting period of the woman divorced in a revocable or irrevocable manner: if she is of those who menstruate, her waiting period is three menstrual cycles. When she becomes pure from the third cycle, her waiting period ends. If she is of those who do not menstruate due to old age or youth, then her waiting period is three months. However, the woman divorced in an irrevocable manner is not entitled to maintenance from her husband, and her husband is not permitted to approach her during the waiting period because she is divorced from him in an irrevocable manner. As for the woman divorced in a revocable manner, it is recommended for her husband to take her back, because she is one of his wives as long as she is in the waiting period. The woman divorced in a revocable manner is a wife as long as she is in the waiting period, and she is entitled to the rights of wives. If her husband takes her back, she returns to him. He (Mighty and Majestic) said: . Yes.