The Difference Between the Waiting Period After Divorce and After Death
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Question:
A letter from one of the female listeners asking, and she says: What is the difference between the waiting period after divorce and the waiting period after death? And is it permissible for the divorced woman to adorn herself and leave the house?
Answer:
The waiting period after divorce and the waiting period after death, and what are the differences between them? The waiting period after death is four months and ten days. As for the waiting period after divorce, if the woman is one who menstruates, then her waiting period is three menstrual cycles, three menstrual cycles. And if she is one who does not menstruate due to old age or the like, then her waiting period is three months, as Allah the Exalted said:[Al-Baqarah 2:228] meaning three menstrual cycles according to the majority, and it was said three periods of purity according to another opinion, and it was said regarding the verse concerning those who have no hope of menstruation or are in a state of despair: [At-Talaq 65:4] is carried. As for the pregnant woman, her waiting period is the delivery of her pregnancy, whether from divorce or from death. His saying, the Exalted: [At-Talaq 65:4] So if the pregnant woman is divorced during her husband's life, her waiting period is the delivery of her pregnancy without any disagreement. And if her husband has died, her waiting period is the delivery of her pregnancy according to the stronger opinion of the scholars.
And likewise, there is a difference in that it is not obligatory for the woman in the waiting period after divorce to remain in the house. The woman whose husband has died is required to stay in the house, or to avoid adornment, and to remain in the house for the duration of the waiting period. As for the divorced woman, it is permissible for her to leave the house, it is permissible for her to leave the house for the duration of the waiting period, just as they said it is permissible for them to leave during menstruation.
And staying in the house is better for her. And if she goes out, there is no harm with caution. It is not obligatory for her to remain in the house; she may go out, but all of this is with caution. And as long as you remain, may Allah reward you with good and do you well.
A letter from one of the female listeners asking, and she says: What is the difference between the waiting period after divorce and the waiting period after death? And is it permissible for the divorced woman to adorn herself and leave the house?
Answer:
The waiting period after divorce and the waiting period after death, and what are the differences between them? The waiting period after death is four months and ten days. As for the waiting period after divorce, if the woman is one who menstruates, then her waiting period is three menstrual cycles, three menstrual cycles. And if she is one who does not menstruate due to old age or the like, then her waiting period is three months, as Allah the Exalted said:
Divorced women remain in waiting for three periods
وَالْمُطَلَّقَاتُ يَتَرَبَّصْنَ بِأَنفُسِهِنَّ ثَلَاثَةَ قُرُوءٍAnd those who no longer expect menstruation among your women - if you doubt, then their period is three months, and [also for] those
وَاللَّائِي يَئِسْنَ مِنَ الْمَحِيضِ مِن نِّسَائِكُمْ إِنِ ارْتَبْتُمْ فَعِدَّتُهُنَّ ثَلَاثَةُ أَشْهُرٍ وَاللَّائِي لَمْAnd for those who are pregnant, their term is until they give birth
وَأُولَاتُ الْأَحْمَالِ أَجَلُهُنَّ أَن يَضَعْنَ حَمْلَهُنَّAnd likewise, there is a difference in that it is not obligatory for the woman in the waiting period after divorce to remain in the house. The woman whose husband has died is required to stay in the house, or to avoid adornment, and to remain in the house for the duration of the waiting period. As for the divorced woman, it is permissible for her to leave the house, it is permissible for her to leave the house for the duration of the waiting period, just as they said it is permissible for them to leave during menstruation.
And staying in the house is better for her. And if she goes out, there is no harm with caution. It is not obligatory for her to remain in the house; she may go out, but all of this is with caution. And as long as you remain, may Allah reward you with good and do you well.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، نور على الدرب 096 من المجموعة الأولى للشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com (14:29)
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