I ask you, may Allah reward you, to clarify again the waiting period of the woman whose husband has died, because you began with it yesterday and did not complete the answer?
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The questioner : May the Shaykh be honored, a questioner asks, saying: I ask you, may Allah reward you, to clarify again the waiting period of the woman whose husband has died, because you began with it yesterday and did not complete the answer?
The Shaykh : May Allah reward you. First, the waiting period of the woman whose husband has died is easier than the others, because it does not go beyond two things. Pay attention to this: the waiting period of the woman whose husband has died does not go beyond two things. Either she is pregnant, in which case her waiting period is the delivery of the child, or she is not pregnant, in which case her waiting period is four months and ten days. It does not go beyond these two. If she is pregnant, her waiting period is the delivery of the child, even if only hours have passed since her husband’s death. Indeed, if it were assumed that her husband died while she was in labor and she gave birth before he was prayed over, she would be released from the waiting period, by the saying of Allah the Exalted:[At-Talaq 65:4] Now, if she is not pregnant, her waiting period is four months and ten days. It is obligatory for her during the waiting period to observe the state of mourning (Ihdad). Ihdad is abstaining from everything that leads to intercourse with her or that makes one desire to look at her. We will mention that now.
First: It is obligatory for her to remain in the house in which her husband died while she was residing in it. She must remain in the house in which her husband died while she was residing in it, and she must not leave it except for dire necessity or pressing need. And leaving for pressing need is only permitted during the day.
Second: She must avoid all clothes of adornment. The criterion for clothes of adornment is that it is said of them that this woman is adorned.
Third: She must avoid all perfume, whether it is incense or oil, except if she purifies herself from menstruation, in which case she may use perfume, such as incense, in order to remove the foul smell from menstruation.
Fourth: She must avoid jewelry of all kinds, whether on the hand, the chest, the leg, the ear, or the head; all kinds of jewelry.
Fifth: She must avoid all adornments, such as kohl, reddening the lips, and the cheeks, and the like. These are five matters that the woman in the state of mourning (Ihdad), whose husband has died, must observe, so that people may take their places for prayer. And I think this suggestion is sound, and with this we conclude this session, and praise be to Allah, Lord of the worlds.
The Shaykh : May Allah reward you. First, the waiting period of the woman whose husband has died is easier than the others, because it does not go beyond two things. Pay attention to this: the waiting period of the woman whose husband has died does not go beyond two things. Either she is pregnant, in which case her waiting period is the delivery of the child, or she is not pregnant, in which case her waiting period is four months and ten days. It does not go beyond these two. If she is pregnant, her waiting period is the delivery of the child, even if only hours have passed since her husband’s death. Indeed, if it were assumed that her husband died while she was in labor and she gave birth before he was prayed over, she would be released from the waiting period, by the saying of Allah the Exalted:
And for those who are pregnant, their term is until they give birth
وأولات الأحمال أجلهن أن يضعن حملهنFirst: It is obligatory for her to remain in the house in which her husband died while she was residing in it. She must remain in the house in which her husband died while she was residing in it, and she must not leave it except for dire necessity or pressing need. And leaving for pressing need is only permitted during the day.
Second: She must avoid all clothes of adornment. The criterion for clothes of adornment is that it is said of them that this woman is adorned.
Third: She must avoid all perfume, whether it is incense or oil, except if she purifies herself from menstruation, in which case she may use perfume, such as incense, in order to remove the foul smell from menstruation.
Fourth: She must avoid jewelry of all kinds, whether on the hand, the chest, the leg, the ear, or the head; all kinds of jewelry.
Fifth: She must avoid all adornments, such as kohl, reddening the lips, and the cheeks, and the like. These are five matters that the woman in the state of mourning (Ihdad), whose husband has died, must observe, so that people may take their places for prayer. And I think this suggestion is sound, and with this we conclude this session, and praise be to Allah, Lord of the worlds.