Ruling on a woman in the waiting period raising her voice to call her children and going out for a need
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Question:
Her second question says: I inform you that my husband died fifteen years ago, and I observed the waiting period for him just as women do when their husbands die. She says: I was a Bedouin in the desert at the time, and we had sheep, so I used to tend to them and search for them when one of them went missing. I was in the waiting period, and we had neighbors and I had children, so I was constantly raising my voice: "Come here, so-and-so," or "Go, so-and-so." My husband's brother's house was near us, and they used to invite me for coffee, so I would sit with them and drink the coffee. What is the ruling on that? And is anything required of me after this period?
Answer:
As for what concerns speaking and calling the children, there is nothing wrong with that, even if the neighbors hear her; there is no blame on her in that. Likewise, the matter of tending to the sheep, if they are near the house and around the house and she does not go far, but only around the house, then the matter is broad in this regard, if Allah wills. As for her going far to search for lost or missing sheep, this is not appropriate for a woman in the waiting period; the woman in the waiting period must stay in her house. However, a slight outing to gather the sheep around the house during the day is broad and easy in this regard, concerning the Bedouin. Likewise, the fact that her husband's brother's house is near her, so she might visit them, the matter is broad in that. If she had stayed in her house and not gone, that would have been more cautious, because the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said:Jami` at-Tirmidhi 1204Sahih (Darussalam) So if she had stayed in the house and not gone to the neighbors to visit, that would have been more cautious. But, if Allah wills, that does not harm her, and nothing is required of her, because they are close and neighboring in the desert, so that does not harm her in any way. But in the future, if it happens that she observes a waiting period for someone else, or is asked about this matter by her neighbors, or something similar, it is necessary for the woman in the waiting period to stay in her house and remain in her house, except for a need, such as going to buy a need, or going to the doctor, or bringing the sheep from the nearby pasture that is not considered travel and is close to the house. These are light matters, such as her going out for her need to the market to buy her bread, or bringing food to her house, or returning the sheep that are around the house, and answering them from the nearby pasture that is not considered travel but is close. All of this is permissible, if Allah wills.
And her voice, likewise, she speaks to men, or raises her voice to her children: "Come here, so-and-so," or "Go, so-and-so," all of this has no blame. As for the far place where the lost sheep wander in a distant location, where she might be exposed to danger, or where it might be considered travel, that is not permissible. It is not appropriate, and she must repent for what she did of that, if it was something far away. Yes.
Her second question says: I inform you that my husband died fifteen years ago, and I observed the waiting period for him just as women do when their husbands die. She says: I was a Bedouin in the desert at the time, and we had sheep, so I used to tend to them and search for them when one of them went missing. I was in the waiting period, and we had neighbors and I had children, so I was constantly raising my voice: "Come here, so-and-so," or "Go, so-and-so." My husband's brother's house was near us, and they used to invite me for coffee, so I would sit with them and drink the coffee. What is the ruling on that? And is anything required of me after this period?
Answer:
As for what concerns speaking and calling the children, there is nothing wrong with that, even if the neighbors hear her; there is no blame on her in that. Likewise, the matter of tending to the sheep, if they are near the house and around the house and she does not go far, but only around the house, then the matter is broad in this regard, if Allah wills. As for her going far to search for lost or missing sheep, this is not appropriate for a woman in the waiting period; the woman in the waiting period must stay in her house. However, a slight outing to gather the sheep around the house during the day is broad and easy in this regard, concerning the Bedouin. Likewise, the fact that her husband's brother's house is near her, so she might visit them, the matter is broad in that. If she had stayed in her house and not gone, that would have been more cautious, because the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said:
Stay in your house until what is written reaches its term.
امكثي في بيتك حتى يبلغ الكتاب أجلهAnd her voice, likewise, she speaks to men, or raises her voice to her children: "Come here, so-and-so," or "Go, so-and-so," all of this has no blame. As for the far place where the lost sheep wander in a distant location, where she might be exposed to danger, or where it might be considered travel, that is not permissible. It is not appropriate, and she must repent for what she did of that, if it was something far away. Yes.
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