What is the waiting period of a pregnant woman who gave birth ten days after her husband’s death?
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The questioner : O Shaykh: We are young men from the city of Rafha who came to the Qassim region to visit some of the Shaykhs and scholars. First, we say: We love you for the sake of Allah, and we convey to you the greetings of the people of Rafha. They invite you to deliver lectures and religious lessons, because lectures are few among us, O Shaykh. We need some preachers, some scholars, and some Shaykhs to visit us in the northern city of Rafha.
As for my question, O Shaykh: A man died and he had three wives. One of the wives was pregnant. When the husband died, she gave birth after ten days. Has her waiting period ended, and what is the waiting period for the remaining wives?
The Shaykh : First, we say: We ask Allah to love you as you have loved us in Him. As for the brothers in Rafha, there is no doubt that they are in need of someone to guide them and admonish them. I think that the Shaykhs they have are sufficient. They can ask the head of the court and those among the students of knowledge there to sit with them, even if it is only once a week.
As for public lectures, I see that a letter should be written to the responsible authorities regarding this matter, and lectures should be arranged with the Shaykhs.
As for the answer to the question: The pregnant woman who gave birth ten days after her husband’s death completes her waiting period. The other two wives remain until four months and ten days have passed for each of them from the husband’s death. And whoever is pregnant waits until she gives birth. The evidence for this is the saying of Allah the Exalted:[At-Talaq 65:4], and His saying regarding non-pregnant women: [Al-Baqarah 2:234]. Subay’ah al-Aslamiyyah (may Allah be pleased with her) lost her husband while she was pregnant, and she gave birth a few nights after his death. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) permitted her to marry.
As for my question, O Shaykh: A man died and he had three wives. One of the wives was pregnant. When the husband died, she gave birth after ten days. Has her waiting period ended, and what is the waiting period for the remaining wives?
The Shaykh : First, we say: We ask Allah to love you as you have loved us in Him. As for the brothers in Rafha, there is no doubt that they are in need of someone to guide them and admonish them. I think that the Shaykhs they have are sufficient. They can ask the head of the court and those among the students of knowledge there to sit with them, even if it is only once a week.
As for public lectures, I see that a letter should be written to the responsible authorities regarding this matter, and lectures should be arranged with the Shaykhs.
As for the answer to the question: The pregnant woman who gave birth ten days after her husband’s death completes her waiting period. The other two wives remain until four months and ten days have passed for each of them from the husband’s death. And whoever is pregnant waits until she gives birth. The evidence for this is the saying of Allah the Exalted: