The waiting period of a divorced woman after the age of fifty
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Question:
And likewise, may Allah preserve you, the questioner says: A woman is fifty-five years old and has been divorced. Does she observe the waiting period for three months, or does she observe it by menstruation, given that she…
Answer:
…has no menstruation beyond the age of fifty; she has no menses and is not pregnant. The women who have passed the age of menstruation, yes,[At-Talaq 65:4] the woman who has passed the age of menstruation observes a waiting period of three months, regardless of whether blood comes to her, which she does not consider to be menstruation. Yes.
And likewise, may Allah preserve you, the questioner says: A woman is fifty-five years old and has been divorced. Does she observe the waiting period for three months, or does she observe it by menstruation, given that she…
Answer:
…has no menstruation beyond the age of fifty; she has no menses and is not pregnant. The women who have passed the age of menstruation, yes,
And those who no longer expect menstruation among your women - if you doubt, then their period is three months, and [also for] those who have not menstruated
وَاللَّائِي يَئِسْنَ مِنَ الْمَحِيضِ مِن نِّسَائِكُمْ إِنِ ارْتَبْتُمْ فَعِدَّتُهُنَّ ثَلَاثَةُ أَشْهُرٍ وَاللَّائِي لَمْ يَحِضْنَ
Source
شرح كتاب المنتقى من أخبار المصطفى صلى الله عليه وسلم، بداية من أبواب الحيض والاستحاضة — islamhouse.com (56:19)
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