Does a woman observe the waiting period if her husband dies before consummating the marriage?
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Question:
May Allah reward you. The caller, a woman from Dammam, says in her question: A woman got married, and that night, before the husband entered her, Allah the Exalted willed that an accident happen to him and he died. Does she observe the waiting period for him?
Answer:
Yes, if the marriage contract was concluded and then he died before consummation, it is obligatory for her to observe the waiting period for death. Also, she inherits from his wealth; she inherits from his wealth, due to the generality of the saying of Allah the Exalted:[Al-Baqarah 2:234] This is general for the woman with whom consummation has taken place and for others. And because Ibn Mas'ud (may Allah be pleased with him), when asked about that, issued a ruling that she must observe the waiting period. Yes.
May Allah reward you. The caller, a woman from Dammam, says in her question: A woman got married, and that night, before the husband entered her, Allah the Exalted willed that an accident happen to him and he died. Does she observe the waiting period for him?
Answer:
Yes, if the marriage contract was concluded and then he died before consummation, it is obligatory for her to observe the waiting period for death. Also, she inherits from his wealth; she inherits from his wealth, due to the generality of the saying of Allah the Exalted:
And those who are taken in death among you and leave wives behind - they, [the wives, shall] wait four months and ten [days]
وَالَّذِينَ يُتَوَفَّوْنَ مِنكُمْ وَيَذَرُونَ أَزْوَاجًا يَتَرَبَّصْنَ بِأَنفُسِهِنَّ أَرْبَعَةَ أَشْهُرٍ وَعَشْرًا
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، 5030- هل تعتد المرأة التي توفي عنها زوجها قبل الدخول بها ؟ - الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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