Does a woman whose husband has died and who has no womb observe the waiting period?
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The questioner : She has no womb, so does she observe the full waiting period?
The Shaykh : She has no womb, what do you say?
The questioner : No, no, her husband died and she has no womb.
The Shaykh : Ah, a womb.
The questioner : It is not her womb.
The Shaykh : Where is she residing?
The questioner : In ... .
The Shaykh : Yes, and her husband died while she was in her husband's house.
The questioner : Yes, in her husband's house, yes.
The Shaykh : Okay, is anyone with her?
The questioner : Her children are with her, yes, and her daughters, yes.
The Shaykh : Okay, what is the question regarding her?
The questioner : How long does she observe the waiting period? She has no womb, so the waiting period is days she observes until she becomes pure... so there is no womb, meaning there is none, a surgical operation.
The student : Inside her belly, there is no womb that carries the child, meaning she had an operation, but...
The questioner : Ah, ah, yes.
The student : But she does not menstruate, meaning.
The questioner : Meaning a surgical operation, the entire womb was removed, she cannot get pregnant, meaning.
The Shaykh : Okay, ah, I understood, yes.
The questioner : This operation, meaning, does...
The student : Meaning, does it constitute a barrier between her and observing the four months and ten days?
The Shaykh : No, the waiting period is not only for... yes, this is for estimating the calamity she suffered.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : Therefore, the Islamic ruling does not change in terms of her observing the waiting period.
The questioner : But if a pregnant woman gives birth, her waiting period ends.
The Shaykh : Correct, here there is no delivery.
The questioner : Here there is delivery, yes.
The Shaykh : There is no delivery.
The questioner : She has no womb in which to become pregnant, she is pure, meaning.
The Shaykh : Here there is no delivery, so this case is not analogous to that one.
The student : Our Shaykh, he is confused about a matter, he says, meaning, a second verse speaks about a second verse, but the verse in this[Al-Baqarah 2:234] "" their wives "" is permissible for him, which is.
The Shaykh : Wives, yes.
The student :[Al-Baqarah 2:240] .
The Shaykh : Wives.
The student : Wives.
Another student: Wives, yes.
The Shaykh: All right.
The student : So[Al-Baqarah 2:234].
Another student: ...
Another student:[Al-Baqarah 2:234], this is the waiting period he is talking about.The Shaykh .
Another student: Yes.
Another student: For her, meaning, does she have a womb or not?
The Shaykh : It is not this; he is asking that this one cannot get pregnant.
The student : As you said, our Shaykh, that it has no relation to whether she can get pregnant or not.
The Shaykh : This is what we know; we said it. What is your problem with the matter now? We know she cannot get pregnant.
The questioner : She cannot get pregnant, meaning.
The Shaykh : Meaning, as soon as her husband dies, she goes to her family's house.
The questioner : It is permissible, meaning.
The Shaykh: No, it is not permissible.
The questioner : This is the only question.
The Shaykh : Fine, may Allah reward you with good.
The Shaykh : She has no womb, what do you say?
The questioner : No, no, her husband died and she has no womb.
The Shaykh : Ah, a womb.
The questioner : It is not her womb.
The Shaykh : Where is she residing?
The questioner : In ... .
The Shaykh : Yes, and her husband died while she was in her husband's house.
The questioner : Yes, in her husband's house, yes.
The Shaykh : Okay, is anyone with her?
The questioner : Her children are with her, yes, and her daughters, yes.
The Shaykh : Okay, what is the question regarding her?
The questioner : How long does she observe the waiting period? She has no womb, so the waiting period is days she observes until she becomes pure... so there is no womb, meaning there is none, a surgical operation.
The student : Inside her belly, there is no womb that carries the child, meaning she had an operation, but...
The questioner : Ah, ah, yes.
The student : But she does not menstruate, meaning.
The questioner : Meaning a surgical operation, the entire womb was removed, she cannot get pregnant, meaning.
The Shaykh : Okay, ah, I understood, yes.
The questioner : This operation, meaning, does...
The student : Meaning, does it constitute a barrier between her and observing the four months and ten days?
The Shaykh : No, the waiting period is not only for... yes, this is for estimating the calamity she suffered.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : Therefore, the Islamic ruling does not change in terms of her observing the waiting period.
The questioner : But if a pregnant woman gives birth, her waiting period ends.
The Shaykh : Correct, here there is no delivery.
The questioner : Here there is delivery, yes.
The Shaykh : There is no delivery.
The questioner : She has no womb in which to become pregnant, she is pure, meaning.
The Shaykh : Here there is no delivery, so this case is not analogous to that one.
The student : Our Shaykh, he is confused about a matter, he says, meaning, a second verse speaks about a second verse, but the verse in this
And those who are taken in death among you and leave
وَالَّذِينَ يُتَوَفَّوْنَ مِنْكُمْ وَيَذَرُونَThe Shaykh : Wives, yes.
The student :
And those who are taken in death among you and leave wives behind - for their wives is a bequest
وَالَّذِينَ يُتَوَفَّوْنَ مِنْكُمْ وَيَذَرُونَ أَزْوَاجًا وَصِيَّةً لِأَزْوَاجِهِمْThe Shaykh : Wives.
The student : Wives.
Another student: Wives, yes.
The Shaykh: All right.
The student : So
And those who are taken in death among you and leave wives behind
وَالَّذِينَ يُتَوَفَّوْنَ مِنْكُمْ وَيَذَرُونَ أَزْوَاجًاAnother student: ...
Another student:
they, [the wives, shall] wait four months and ten [days]
يَتَرَبَّصْنَ بِأَنْفُسِهِنَّ أَرْبَعَةَ أَشْهُرٍ وَعَشْرًاAnother student: Yes.
Another student: For her, meaning, does she have a womb or not?
The Shaykh : It is not this; he is asking that this one cannot get pregnant.
The student : As you said, our Shaykh, that it has no relation to whether she can get pregnant or not.
The Shaykh : This is what we know; we said it. What is your problem with the matter now? We know she cannot get pregnant.
The questioner : She cannot get pregnant, meaning.
The Shaykh : Meaning, as soon as her husband dies, she goes to her family's house.
The questioner : It is permissible, meaning.
The Shaykh: No, it is not permissible.
The questioner : This is the only question.
The Shaykh : Fine, may Allah reward you with good.
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