Prohibiting a woman in 'iddah from bathing and showering
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The questioner:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. This questioner says: A woman in 'iddah is prohibited from using perfume and wearing jewelry. He asks: Is she also prohibited from showering and bathing?
The Shaykh:
Before the question, regarding this issue: Is it permissible to transport women and have one remain with him? This is seclusion (khalwah). However, the way out of this is for him to bring his wife with him. The questioner brings his wife, or his sister, or his mother, or a woman from among his mahram relatives, yes, so that no seclusion occurs between him and the second woman. Yes, the question?
The questioner:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. Regarding the woman in 'iddah, she is prohibited from using perfume and wearing jewelry. Is she also prohibited, he asks, from bathing and showering?
The Shaykh:
No, she is not prohibited from bathing, showering, or cleaning herself; she is not prohibited from that. She is only prohibited from perfume, from perfume, and from adornment. Yes.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. This questioner says: A woman in 'iddah is prohibited from using perfume and wearing jewelry. He asks: Is she also prohibited from showering and bathing?
The Shaykh:
Before the question, regarding this issue: Is it permissible to transport women and have one remain with him? This is seclusion (khalwah). However, the way out of this is for him to bring his wife with him. The questioner brings his wife, or his sister, or his mother, or a woman from among his mahram relatives, yes, so that no seclusion occurs between him and the second woman. Yes, the question?
The questioner:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. Regarding the woman in 'iddah, she is prohibited from using perfume and wearing jewelry. Is she also prohibited, he asks, from bathing and showering?
The Shaykh:
No, she is not prohibited from bathing, showering, or cleaning herself; she is not prohibited from that. She is only prohibited from perfume, from perfume, and from adornment. Yes.
Source
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