Is it permissible for a woman in her waiting period ('iddah) to use incense in her home without applying it to her body?
"Praise be to God.
It is prohibited for a woman in mourning to use perfume and incense except when purified from menstruation to remove unpleasant odor. It is disliked for her to use incense at home because it might cling to her clothes; it is preferable that someone else handle the incense in a place she is not present. Likewise, it is disliked for her to bathe with something that has a pleasant scent like shampoo, but she may use sidr (lote tree leaves), Tide (a brand of detergent), and oil that does not contain scent."
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