The waiting period of a divorced woman after entering upon her without intercourse
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Question:
The questioner says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. A woman whose husband entered upon her and then divorced her, but he did not have intercourse with her. Does she have to observe a waiting period?
Answer:
If he was alone with her, if he was alone with her in a state of seclusion where no one saw her from behind a door or from behind a curtain, then it is obligatory. It is obligatory for her to observe the waiting period if he divorced her. Yes, this is the case where he entered upon her. Yes.
The questioner says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. A woman whose husband entered upon her and then divorced her, but he did not have intercourse with her. Does she have to observe a waiting period?
Answer:
If he was alone with her, if he was alone with her in a state of seclusion where no one saw her from behind a door or from behind a curtain, then it is obligatory. It is obligatory for her to observe the waiting period if he divorced her. Yes, this is the case where he entered upon her. Yes.
Source
شرح كتاب المنتقى من أخبار المصطفى صلى الله عليه وسلم، بداية من باب الرخصة في إعادة الجماعة وركعتي الطواف في كل وقت — islamhouse.com (1:12:02)
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