Is it permissible for a woman observing her iddah after an irrevocable divorce (baynunah sughra) to spend the night outside her family's home if her work requires her to attend a conference in another part of the same country?
If a man divorces his wife with three pronouncements of divorce, it is an irrevocable major divorce (baynunah kubra), and she is not lawful for him until she marries another husband. However, if he divorces her with the first or second pronouncement, and her ' (waiting period) expires, it is an irrevocable minor divorce (baynunah sughra). The same applies if he divorces her in exchange for compensation. In this case, he is permitted to marry her again with a new contract.
Once her 'iddah ends, he has no authority over her. However, if she is in her revocable 'iddah, she is permitted to go out with his permission and is not forbidden from doing so like a woman whose husband has died.
A woman's attendance at a conference in another region requires travel, and this is not lawful for her except in the company of a .
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