Back to search
The question

What is the end date of the waiting period (iddah) for my paternal aunt, whose husband passed away on 14-4-2010, and is it calculated according to the Hijri date, given its difference in Libya?

Share this answer

Source: FtawySummarized from the full answer at Ftawy · imported Sep 2, 20261 min readAlso available in العربية
The answer

The ' (waiting period) for a pregnant widow ends upon delivery of her child. For a non-pregnant widow, her 'iddah is four months and ten days according to the Hijri calendar. If it is difficult to ascertain the beginning of the lunar months in your country, then she should refer to the nearest Muslim country. In this case: if Rabi' al-Akhir was incomplete, the 'iddah would end on the 8th of , and if it was complete, it would end on the 9th of Ramadan 1431 AH.

Summarized from the full answer at Ftawy · imported

Read the full answer on Ftawy
Where this answer came from
Source platform
Ftawy
Original fatwa ID
109964
Imported
Translation status
Source text, unreviewed
Read the full ruling
Read the full answer on Ftawy