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Answers: 13Subcategories: 2Waiting Period of Widow or Divorcee
She apostatized and married a Christian; now she has returned to Islam and has left that Christian man – how long is her ‘iddah?
9,617Her husband died during her ‘iddah from her final divorce; does she have to observe the ‘iddah of one who has been widowed?
9,206Should she wait out her ‘iddah in the place where her husband died, or go back to her homeland?
19,670Ruling on a woman whose husband has disappeared
25,950What Must the Mourning Widow Abide By
17,915how a woman who is previously married should get married
40,141Mourning Period in Islam for a Wife
No woman should mourn for a dead person for more than three days except for a husband, in which case the period of mourning is four months and ten days.229,623Is Intimacy during ‘Iddah Allowed?
In case of first and second divorce, if you want to be intimate with your wife during ‘iddah, according to some scholars this means that you have taken her back and her ‘iddah is over. Other scholars say that he should say words that indicate that he has taken her back (e.g., “I take you back” or “I take so-and-so back”) before he has intercourse with her, and that there should be two Muslim witnesses to these words. The second opinion is the soundest course to take.45,829Types of ‘Iddah
40,001Husband and wife must stay in samehouse during iddah
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