The widow wearing black clothing for a full year

Her other question says: It is known among women in Iraq that when a person dies, they wear a black garment for a full year. If they do not wear it, people say that she rejoiced at the death of that person. The talk of people does not end, and they do not leave people alone. I have learned that this is not permissible, so what do you say, if you please, in this matter, so that people may benefit and act accordingly?
Answer: What you mentioned is, as you stated, not permissible. For her to observe a full year of mourning in black clothing has no basis. This is from the practices of the pre-Islamic age of ignorance. The people of the pre-Islamic age of ignorance used to make a woman observe a full year of mourning when her husband died. Islam abrogated this, and the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) informed that this is from the practices of the pre-Islamic age of ignorance. Allah obligated upon the woman, in place of that, four months and ten days if she is not pregnant. As for if she is pregnant, her waiting period ends with the delivery of the child, even if it is hours or days after her husband's death. As for observing a year of mourning, or wearing specific black clothing only, this has no basis; rather, it is from the practices of the pre-Islamic age of ignorance. She may wear black, yellow, green, or blue, but her clothing should not be beautiful; it should be ordinary and not attract attention. Because he (peace and blessings be upon him) , so the scholars said: The garment of mourning does not contain beauty. So what is prescribed for her is to wear clothes that do not contain beauty, because it exposes her to temptation. Her clothing should be ordinary and not attract attention. This is what is prescribed for the woman in mourning. Also, it is obligatory upon her to avoid perfume during the waiting period, as well as adornments of gold and silver and the like, such as pearls and diamonds and similar things, during the waiting period. Likewise, she avoids kohl in her eyes and henna. All of this is what the woman in mourning is prevented from.
The result is that the woman in mourning is commanded to observe five things:
The first command: That she remains in her husband's house, in which she was residing, until her waiting period ends. Based on the saying of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) to the woman in mourning: Thus he said, may the prayers and peace be upon him: , but there is no harm in her going out for a need, a need from the market to buy food or other things, or to the doctor if she needs a doctor. There is no harm in this. As for her going out for other things, such as visits and the like, that is not allowed. Rather, she remains in her house. She also does not travel, neither for Hajj nor for anything else, until her waiting period ends.
The second command: That she does not wear beautiful clothes, but rather wears ordinary clothes that do not contain beauty that attracts attention, whether they are black, green, blue, red, or otherwise.
The third: Not wearing adornments of gold and silver and the like, such as pearls and diamonds and similar things. She does not wear this, because the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) prohibited it.
The fourth: Not using perfume. Because the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) said: meaning: the woman in mourning. So she does not touch perfume, whether it is from incense or otherwise, such as agarwood oil, rose oil, and similar things. Except if she menstruates, like a young woman, then she may use incense when she is purified from her menstruation, as the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) commanded this and permitted it.
And the fifth: Kohl. She is not allowed to apply kohl, nor to use henna, because it is beauty. So she avoids that and what is similar to it.
These five things are what the woman in mourning is obligated to observe and take care of. As for what is other than that, she is of the same kind as the rest of the women. She may take a bath whenever she wishes, wash herself whenever she wishes, change her clothes whenever she wishes, use medicine for any illness she has in her eyes or otherwise, cook her needs in the house, serve her house, go up to the roof at night to the moon... the moon, go out to the courtyard and to the garden in her house. All of this is permissible. She may talk to whom she wishes, from her neighbors or from other than her neighbors, or by telephone or otherwise. All of this is permissible if the talk is not suspicious or contains what is wrong. So she is of the same kind as the rest of the women. Yes.