The Obligation of the Waiting Period on a Woman Whose Husband Has Died, Even If She Is Advanced in Age
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Question:
May Allah reward you with good and do you well. From the Arab Republic of Syria, Aleppo, a message was sent by a listener who identified himself by the letters K, Sh, and Y. He asks and says: Is it obligatory for a woman who is advanced in age to enter the waiting period if her husband dies?
Answer:
Yes, if her husband dies, it is obligatory for her to observe the waiting period for death, whether she is advanced in age or young, due to the generality of the statement of Allah the Exalted:[Al-Baqarah 2:234] There is no difference between the older woman and the younger one. Yes.
May Allah reward you with good and do you well. From the Arab Republic of Syria, Aleppo, a message was sent by a listener who identified himself by the letters K, Sh, and Y. He asks and says: Is it obligatory for a woman who is advanced in age to enter the waiting period if her husband dies?
Answer:
Yes, if her husband dies, it is obligatory for her to observe the waiting period for death, whether she is advanced in age or young, due to the generality of the statement 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»، 4607- وجوب العدة على من توفي زوجها ولو كانت كبيرة - الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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