The ruling on wearing white clothing for a woman in the waiting period

Question:
From Sudan, a listener sent a message containing two questions. In his first question, he says: What is the ruling on a woman whose husband has died wearing a white garment? Is it a custom or an act of worship? The woman whose husband has died did not have the custom of wearing it, and this would constitute adornment, because she is mixing it with the prohibition of adornment during the waiting period.

Answer:
This is part of the rules of ihdad (mourning). Among the rulings of ihdad is that she avoids clothing that constitutes adornment. She wears what is customary in her region, and she does not wear anything she claims is specific to the waiting period after death, because there are no specific clothes for the waiting period after death. Rather, she wears what is her custom and the custom of her region, and it must not contain any adornment. Yes.

The presenter:
May Allah reward you with good.