A woman observing the waiting period for widowhood, whose husband left behind money and real estate, of which her share was a unit, and she began to furnish this unit, saying
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The questioner : May Allah reward the honorableThe Shaykh : A woman observing the waiting period for widowhood. Her husband left behind money and real estate, of which her share was a unit. She began to furnish this unit. She says: Is it permissible for me to go to the unit during the day to arrange the furniture in its proper place and supervise it, or is it obligatory for me to remain in the house?
The Shaykh : Yes. I see that it is obligatory for her to remain in the house in which her husband died and she was residing, because delaying the furnishing of the unit until the waiting period ends does no harm. However, if she needs to go out, she goes out during the day and returns at night. Yes.
The questioner : What is forbidden for the woman in mourning?
The Shaykh : Yes?
The questioner : I say, what is forbidden for the woman in mourning?
The Shaykh : Mentioned?
The questioner : No.
The Shaykh : From you?
The questioner : Yes. For necessity.
The Shaykh : The things from which the woman in mourning is prohibited are:
First: Adornment. That is, wearing jewelry of all kinds, whether in the hands, in the ears, on the head, or on the feet. The important thing is that she must avoid all types of jewelry in any part of her body.
Second: She must avoid all clothing of adornment, meaning everything that is considered adornment. As for what is not considered adornment, she may wear it, whether it is green, black, red, yellow, or white. There is no color she must adhere to. The important thing is that it not be a garment of what? That it not be a garment of adornment, meaning: that it not be said that the woman has beautified herself. Third: Perfume. She must avoid all types of perfume, not the oils like agarwood and rose and the like, nor incense, except if she has purified herself from menstruation, then there is no harm in using a little incense.
Fourth: Beautification. Beautifying the body, so she does not apply kohl, does not use lipstick, for example, and does not curl her hair. All of this is prohibited. As for bathing, she may bathe as she wishes at night or during the day, on Friday or other than Friday. And all of this does no harm. How many are these? Four. Fifth: That she does not leave the house in which her husband died and she was residing. Rather, she remains in it night and day until the waiting period ends, because Allah said:[Al-Baqarah 2:234] they wait in their houses for four months and ten days. Now, if she is pregnant? Then until the delivery of the pregnancy. Whether the period is long or short. For this reason, a woman may finish her mourning before her husband is buried if she is pregnant. How is that? She is, for example, in labor when the husband dies. From the moment his soul departed, the child came out of her womb. We say: This woman has now finished her waiting period and her mourning. Now. And if she remains for ten months, or if four months and ten days have passed, does she finish? She remains until she delivers, by the saying of Allah, Blessed and Exalted is He: [At-Talaq 65:4]. Yes.
The Shaykh : Yes. I see that it is obligatory for her to remain in the house in which her husband died and she was residing, because delaying the furnishing of the unit until the waiting period ends does no harm. However, if she needs to go out, she goes out during the day and returns at night. Yes.
The questioner : What is forbidden for the woman in mourning?
The Shaykh : Yes?
The questioner : I say, what is forbidden for the woman in mourning?
The Shaykh : Mentioned?
The questioner : No.
The Shaykh : From you?
The questioner : Yes. For necessity.
The Shaykh : The things from which the woman in mourning is prohibited are:
First: Adornment. That is, wearing jewelry of all kinds, whether in the hands, in the ears, on the head, or on the feet. The important thing is that she must avoid all types of jewelry in any part of her body.
Second: She must avoid all clothing of adornment, meaning everything that is considered adornment. As for what is not considered adornment, she may wear it, whether it is green, black, red, yellow, or white. There is no color she must adhere to. The important thing is that it not be a garment of what? That it not be a garment of adornment, meaning: that it not be said that the woman has beautified herself. Third: Perfume. She must avoid all types of perfume, not the oils like agarwood and rose and the like, nor incense, except if she has purified herself from menstruation, then there is no harm in using a little incense.
Fourth: Beautification. Beautifying the body, so she does not apply kohl, does not use lipstick, for example, and does not curl her hair. All of this is prohibited. As for bathing, she may bathe as she wishes at night or during the day, on Friday or other than Friday. And all of this does no harm. How many are these? Four. Fifth: That she does not leave the house in which her husband died and she was residing. Rather, she remains in it night and day until the waiting period ends, because Allah said: