I am confused about the iddah mentioned in Surah 65:4. Allah says: “Those in menopause among your women, for them the iddah, if you have doubt, is three months; and for those who have no courses”. Ibn Kathir says: "Allah the Exalted clarifies the waiting period of the woman in menopause. And that is the one whose menstruation has stopped due to her older age. Her iddah is three months instead of the three monthly…
If a person divorces his wife without touching her, it is clear that the law of iddah and mehr change. But what about the law of divorce? I think, it stays the same: after the divorce, the man and the woman are free to marry another person immediately (as there is no iddah) and they are also free to re-marry each other. This re-marrying may be repeated two times only. Upon the third divorce, the…
1. Is iddah compulsory while the wife and husband are leaving in different countries from last five months?
3. Should the husband demand whatever given to wife except mehr in the above case?
If an established pregnant women becomes widow, must she observe Iddat of 4 months and 10 days (or whatever it is) before marrying someone else? Her pregnancy is established beyond any doubt visibly, medically (X-rays, Ultra sound, MRI etc.). There will be no doubt that the child she will bear will be from her previous husband. The new husband knows it and is willingly to marry her. Must the widow complete her Iddat period before…
Could you please give some direction as to the Islamic ritual for a woman whose husband has just died, for example, the mourning period and the dress code etc.
Could you give some direction as to the Islamic ritual on a woman after the death of her husband?