The duration of the waiting period and whether it is permissible for the woman in the waiting period to leave her house?

The questioner: No problem, my master.The Shaykh : I want to ask you. My aunt, meaning her husband, passed away a month ago. I want to ask you about the duration of the waiting period, what she does, and what its conditions are?

The Shaykh: She must stay in her house and not go out except for a compelling necessity.

The questioner: I mean, Shaykh, she cannot go out to the neighbors or her relatives.

The Shaykh: No, no.

The questioner: Okay, if it is for a doctor, for example, for an emergency case, for a surgery, for something.

The Shaykh: I am telling you, except for a necessity. I mean, if it is a habit to go to the mosque to pray behind the imam or to attend the Friday sermon, it is not permissible for her to go. She must pray Friday in the mosque; she must stay in the house. As for treatment, if the treatment is necessary for her, meaning it is not a simple illness on one hand, and on the other hand, she can bring the female doctor to her house, then there is the necessity. The necessity is the necessity because the scholars say that necessities permit the prohibited, but they say in correspondence to that that the necessity is measured by its extent. So not every excuse that a person falls into or clings to will be an excuse. One must take into account these rules: necessities permit the prohibited, and the necessity is measured by its extent. Is the answer clear?

The questioner: Clear, my master.The Shaykh : My master.The Shaykh : I want to ask you, how long is the duration of the waiting period?

The Shaykh: Four months and ten days.

The questioner : Four months and ten days.

The Shaykh: Yes.

The questioner: Okay, thank you, my master.The Shaykh .

The Shaykh: Peace be upon you.