Can a woman who has been given a revocable divorce leave the marital home, and does her waiting period (iddah) end with the onset of the third menstrual period, or with its completion and her purification from it?
The ruling regarding an 'iddah-observing woman going out was previously addressed in fatwa no. 30812 and fatwa no. 43698.
The 'iddah (waiting period) of a woman observing 'iddah by means of menses (aqra') concludes with her purification from the third menstruation, as stated in fatwa no. 35021.
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