Is it permissible for a widow to hint or explicitly state to her deceased husband's brother her desire to marry him?
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A woman observing the 'iddah (waiting period) after her husband's death is not permitted to explicitly state her desire to marry a man, but she is allowed to make an implicit suggestion.
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