What a Woman Avoids During the Waiting Period

Question:
This sister, Umm Salim, has a set of questions she hopes to present on this program to your eminence. She says: What should a woman in mourning, whose husband has died, avoid? She also asks about the issue of saffron with coffee?

Answer:
She avoids four things. She avoids leaving the house; she stays in her house. The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said to the woman whose husband has died: "Stay in your house until the term of the book is reached." This is one. However, it is permissible for her to go out during the day for her need, if she has a need that no one else can fulfill. She goes out only as much as the need requires and returns to her house.
The second thing is that she avoids wearing adornment. She does not wear clothes of adornment, but rather she wears ordinary clothes that contain no adornment. The third thing is that she stays in the house until the term of the book is reached, meaning until the waiting period ends. The fourth thing is that she avoids perfuming herself with any type of perfume, including saffron, because saffron is a type of perfume; it is fragrant and has a scent, so she avoids drinking saffron. Yes.