The waiting period of the wives of a deceased man
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Question:
The questioner, Abdullah Ibrahim, says: If a man dies and he has four wives, and one of these women is ill, what is the waiting period and the ransom for these women?
Answer:
Yes. If a man dies leaving behind wives, they must wait four months and ten days. Allah the Exalted said:[Al-Baqarah 2:234]. They must remain in their homes, observe the mourning period, avoid adornment, avoid perfume, and avoid going out of the house for the duration of the mourning period.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you
The questioner, Abdullah Ibrahim, says: If a man dies and he has four wives, and one of these women is ill, what is the waiting period and the ransom for these women?
Answer:
Yes. If a man dies leaving behind wives, they must wait four months and ten days. Allah the Exalted said:
And those who are taken in death among you and leave wives behind - they, [the wives, shall] wait four months and ten [days]
وَالَّذِينَ يُتَوَفَّوْنَ مِنكُمْ وَيَذَرُونَ أَزْوَاجًا يَتَرَبَّصْنَ بِأَنفُسِهِنَّ أَرْبَعَةَ أَشْهُرٍ وَعَشْرًاThe presenter:
May Allah reward you
Source
نور على الدرب - الفوزان - 03/259 — archive.org (5:38)
The Arabic text is a machine transcription of the audio recording.