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Does a husband who has irrecoverably divorced his wife inherit from her if she dies before her waiting period ends, knowing that she only owns her personal belongings and the furniture of the marital home?

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If a man divorces his wife with an irrevocable divorce, he does not inherit from her if she dies, even if she dies during her iddah (waiting period); this is because she is no longer his wife, and there is a consensus among scholars on this matter. Consequently, all the furniture and belongings left by the woman are distributed among her legal heirs (her children), and the divorced husband is not included among the heirs.

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