When and for how long does a woman whose husband has been declared missing by a court, after a period of waiting for him, observe the 'iddah (waiting period)?
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If the court rules that the missing person is deceased, his wife observes the (waiting period) of death from the time of the ruling. The iddah for a woman whose husband has died, if she is not pregnant, is four months and ten days. If she is pregnant, her iddah is until she gives birth.
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