Permissibility of Adorning Oneself After the Completion of the Waiting Period
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The questioner:
May Allah reward you with good and do you well. A sister of ours from Badayyat al-Burak, who indicated her name with the letters Shin, Lam, and Waw, asks and says: Is it true that a woman whose husband has passed away must not wear gold or silver after the waiting period of widowhood until she marries another husband?
The Shaykh:
After the waiting period.
The questioner:
That is what she says.
The Shaykh:
It is permissible for her to wear adornments, apply perfume, and leave the house for her needs, because her waiting period has ended. Refraining from adornment and staying in the house, and refraining from perfume, is what is called ihdad (mourning), and this is only for the duration of the waiting period. As for after the waiting period, it is permissible for her to wear adornments, apply perfume, and beautify herself in a known manner, without exposing herself to fitnah (trial, discord or temptation), and without displaying this to non-mahram (a relative one may not marry) men if she goes out to the markets. He, Glorified and Exalted is He, said:[Al-Baqarah 2:234] meaning from the adornment and beautification that is done with what is known, which is the custom among women of her type, and in her society. Yes.
May Allah reward you with good and do you well. A sister of ours from Badayyat al-Burak, who indicated her name with the letters Shin, Lam, and Waw, asks and says: Is it true that a woman whose husband has passed away must not wear gold or silver after the waiting period of widowhood until she marries another husband?
The Shaykh:
After the waiting period.
The questioner:
That is what she says.
The Shaykh:
It is permissible for her to wear adornments, apply perfume, and leave the house for her needs, because her waiting period has ended. Refraining from adornment and staying in the house, and refraining from perfume, is what is called ihdad (mourning), and this is only for the duration of the waiting period. As for after the waiting period, it is permissible for her to wear adornments, apply perfume, and beautify herself in a known manner, without exposing herself to fitnah (trial, discord or temptation), and without displaying this to non-mahram (a relative one may not marry) men if she goes out to the markets. He, Glorified and Exalted is He, said:
and leave wives behind - they, [the wives, shall] wait four months and ten [days]. And when they have fulfilled their term, then there is no blame upon you for what they do with themselves in an acceptable manner.
وَيَذَرُونَ أَزْوَاجًا يَتَرَبَّصْنَ بِأَنفُسِهِنَّ أَرْبَعَةَ أَشْهُرٍ وَعَشْرًا فَإِذَا بَلَغْنَ أَجَلَهُنَّ فَلَا جُنَاحَ عَلَيْكُمْ فِيمَا فَعَلْنَ فِي أَنفُسِهِنَّ بِالْمَعْرُوفِ
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، 4343- جواز تزين من انتهت عدتها - الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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