A woman whose husband died two days before their wedding: is she required to observe the waiting period?

Question:
May Allah reward you, Honorable Shaykh. The questioner says: A woman’s husband died two days before their wedding. Is she required to observe the waiting period?

Answer:
If the marriage contract was concluded and he died before consummation, she must observe the waiting period and she is entitled to inheritance. Her waiting period is four months and ten days, and she must observe the mourning period during that time, and she is entitled to the inheritance.