Is it obligatory for me to observe the 'iddah after the death of my fiancé?
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If the suitor did not contract a valid marriage with you, then you are not required to observe an ' (waiting period), because engagement is merely a promise of marriage, and thus he is a stranger to the fiancée. However, if he had contracted a marriage with you, then you are required to observe the 'iddah of death, which is four months and ten days.
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