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What is the waiting period (iddah) for a woman who was divorced by her husband while she is pregnant by another man, and what is the ruling on the child born from this relationship, and is the child considered legitimate if the man and woman marry Islamically after the completion of the iddah?

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Adultery is a grave sin, and its offense is compounded if the woman is married, and its punishment is more severe. The adulterer must offer sincere repentance. A child born of adultery is attributed to the husband, not the adulterer, and its lineage is not disproven except through li'an (oath of condemnation). It is impermissible to corrupt a woman against her husband, and this is forbidden and a great sin. Marriage to a woman observing her iddah (waiting period) is invalid, and they must be separated. The woman must complete her iddah before remarrying.

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