What is the ruling on a woman whose husband died and she did not observe the waiting period because she was ignorant of it, knowing that her husband had left her for a long time?
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The questioner : He says:The questioner : What is the ruling on a woman whose husband died and she did not observe the waiting period due to ignorance, knowing that her husband had left her for a long time?
The Shaykh : She owes nothing as long as she was ignorant. As for her husband leaving her for a long time, this does not negate the waiting period, as some people imagine. Some people say: if a man divorces his wife and has been absent from her for a long time, she has no waiting period. And if he dies and he had left her for a long time, she has no waiting period. This is an error. The waiting period is obligatory for every woman who is with a husband, whether the duration of his absence from her is long or not. But if she leaves off the waiting period or the mourning due to her ignorance, she owes nothing. The waiting period ends when its time ends. Yes.
The Shaykh : She owes nothing as long as she was ignorant. As for her husband leaving her for a long time, this does not negate the waiting period, as some people imagine. Some people say: if a man divorces his wife and has been absent from her for a long time, she has no waiting period. And if he dies and he had left her for a long time, she has no waiting period. This is an error. The waiting period is obligatory for every woman who is with a husband, whether the duration of his absence from her is long or not. But if she leaves off the waiting period or the mourning due to her ignorance, she owes nothing. The waiting period ends when its time ends. Yes.