Is the waiting period (iddah) obligatory for a girl whose marriage contract was annulled before consummation, knowing that she was alone with the contracting party, and he kissed and touched her? If it is obligatory, what is its duration? And is it permissible for her to go to work during the waiting period due to the necessity of not losing her job?

If a valid privacy with the wife has occurred—meaning a privacy where intercourse is usually possible—then the waiting period (iddah (definition)) becomes obligatory. It concludes after three menstrual cycles for a menstruating woman, upon childbirth for a pregnant woman, and after the passage of three months for a woman who does not menstruate. The woman observing the iddah is permitted to go out during the day for a need or for work, but she must not spend the night outside her home except in cases of necessity. However, if a valid privacy did not occur, then no iddah is incumbent upon her.