Sitting in iddat after confirming the news of the death of one's husband

Submitted by admin on Sat, 2016-08-13 07:36

Q: A woman separated from her husband since 3 years. Some how she heard the news of her husband's death when he was away from home. Should she immediately sit in iddat or should she confirm first through authentic persons if the news of death is confirmed as the parents of the husband are not giving the correct information to the woman. How long she has to wait? What is the ruling? Can she approach the Local ulema and take the divorce to proceed for iddat?

A: After verifying the information and confirming that the news is correct, she should sit in iddat.

And Allah Ta'ala (الله تعالى) knows best.

Answered by:

Mufti Zakaria Makada

Checked & Approved:

Mufti Ebrahim Salejee (Isipingo Beach)

Category:

Women's Issues›Iddat

Labels:

Disclaimer: The answer hereby given is specifically based on the question asked and should be read together with the question asked. Muftionline.co.za bears no responsibility to any party who may or may not act on this answer. Muftionline.co.za being hereby exempted from loss or damage whatsoever caused. Should the question refer to a matter in dispute between two parties, this answer may not be used in the dispute in question by either party unless the question was jointly submitted by both parties with an acknowledgement by both parties that the question was correct and accurate. This answer may not be used as evidence in any court of Law without prior written consent from Muftionline.co.za.

This is the standard version of the site.