The Divorced Woman in the Waiting Period: Revealing Herself to Her Husband and Covering Herself
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, does a divorced woman who is in the waiting period in her husband's house cover herself or reveal herself to him?
Answer:
If it is a revocable divorce, she is his wife, so she reveals herself to him and adorns herself for him, in case he takes her back. She makes herself available to him in case he takes her back, because she is still his wife as long as she is in the waiting period. However, if it is an irrevocable divorce, she must cover herself from him. If it is an irrevocable divorce—whether she was divorced three times or divorced in exchange for compensation—meaning he divorced her for less than three times but on the condition that she pay him some money, this is an irrevocable divorce, so she must cover herself from him, because he has no right to take her back.
Honorable Shaykh, does a divorced woman who is in the waiting period in her husband's house cover herself or reveal herself to him?
Answer:
If it is a revocable divorce, she is his wife, so she reveals herself to him and adorns herself for him, in case he takes her back. She makes herself available to him in case he takes her back, because she is still his wife as long as she is in the waiting period. However, if it is an irrevocable divorce, she must cover herself from him. If it is an irrevocable divorce—whether she was divorced three times or divorced in exchange for compensation—meaning he divorced her for less than three times but on the condition that she pay him some money, this is an irrevocable divorce, so she must cover herself from him, because he has no right to take her back.
Source
شرح بلوغ المرام من أدلة الأحكام [ صالح الفوزان ]، باب حد السرقة — islamhouse.com (1:05:23)
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