A woman who did not observe the waiting period after her husband's death due to her ignorance of the ruling: What is the ruling?
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The questioner : A woman did not observe the waiting period after her husband's death due to her ignorance of the ruling. We ask you to clarify the ruling in this matter, may Allah reward you.
The Shaykh : She owes nothing, as long as she left off the waiting period out of ignorance on her part, for Allah the Blessed and Exalted said:[Al-Ahzab 33:5] and He the Exalted said: [Al-Baqarah 2:286] So Allah the Exalted said: . Yes.
The questioner : And if she learns of the ruling, O Shaykh, what then?
The Shaykh : If she learns of it after the waiting period has ended, she owes nothing.
The questioner : After the waiting period has ended.
The Shaykh : Yes, and if she learns of it during the waiting period, she completes it.
The questioner : Very well. May Allah reward you.
The Shaykh : She owes nothing, as long as she left off the waiting period out of ignorance on her part, for Allah the Blessed and Exalted said:
And there is no blame upon you for that in which you have erred but [only for] what your hearts intended
وَلَيسَ عَلَيكُم جُناحٌ فيما أَخطَأتُم بِهِ وَلكِن ما تَعَمَّدَت قُلوبُكُمOur Lord, do not impose blame upon us if we have forgotten or erred.
رَبَّنا لا تُؤاخِذنا إِن نَسينا أَو أَخطَأناHe has done so
قد فعلتThe questioner : And if she learns of the ruling, O Shaykh, what then?
The Shaykh : If she learns of it after the waiting period has ended, she owes nothing.
The questioner : After the waiting period has ended.
The Shaykh : Yes, and if she learns of it during the waiting period, she completes it.
The questioner : Very well. May Allah reward you.