The ruling on a woman in the waiting period leaving her home due to the death of her husband for a need
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The questioner:
May Allah reward you with good. This sister who is asking says: I have a set of questions, and I will start with this one. She says: Her husband passed away, and today she has completed four months and ten days. During the waiting period, she used to go visit her father because he was ill, and sometimes she would go visit him at night. What is the ruling on that?
The Shaykh:
It is permissible for a woman in the waiting period to go out for a need. So, it should be during the day; her going out should be during the day. Her going out for the error, and may Allah forgive her. Yes.
The questioner:
Shaykh Salih, some people are lenient regarding a woman in the waiting period going out to things like parties, or to the countryside, or to relatives.
The Shaykh:
This is not permissible; she may not go out for parties, nor for a picnic, nor for visits. She only goes out for a need, a need that is essential. For example, she needs to buy something from the market that she requires, or to visit her mother if her mother is ill, or a relative, to the extent of the need, and then she returns. Yes.
May Allah reward you with good. This sister who is asking says: I have a set of questions, and I will start with this one. She says: Her husband passed away, and today she has completed four months and ten days. During the waiting period, she used to go visit her father because he was ill, and sometimes she would go visit him at night. What is the ruling on that?
The Shaykh:
It is permissible for a woman in the waiting period to go out for a need. So, it should be during the day; her going out should be during the day. Her going out for the error, and may Allah forgive her. Yes.
The questioner:
Shaykh Salih, some people are lenient regarding a woman in the waiting period going out to things like parties, or to the countryside, or to relatives.
The Shaykh:
This is not permissible; she may not go out for parties, nor for a picnic, nor for visits. She only goes out for a need, a need that is essential. For example, she needs to buy something from the market that she requires, or to visit her mother if her mother is ill, or a relative, to the extent of the need, and then she returns. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، 7078- حكم خروج المعتدة لوفاة من بيتها للحاجة - الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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