Is it permissible for an elderly, ill widow to observe her iddah (waiting period) in the home of one of her nearby daughters, given that there is no one else to care for her, and it is difficult for her daughters to stay with her in her own home?
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A woman who finds no one to care for her in her current location is permitted to move, due to the harm that would result from her remaining there, whether to her person, her honor, or her property. This is a more severe necessity than leaving to seek food.
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