Is a woman's marriage valid one month after giving birth, having been divorced by her husband while she was pregnant?
This marriage is valid according to the majority of jurists, even if the woman has not purified herself from post-natal bleeding (nifas), just as the divorce of a pregnant woman is valid and her waiting period (iddah) ends upon the complete delivery of the pregnancy. Jurists have agreed that the waiting period of a pregnant woman ends with the complete separation of the offspring. Furthermore, there is no harm in contracting marriage with a woman experiencing nifas due to the expiration of her waiting period, and this is the view of the majority of scholars. Thus, it is permissible for a woman to marry after giving birth, even if she is still experiencing post-natal bleeding.
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