Supporting the wife while she is in iddat
Q: Is it compulsory for a man to support his wife while she is in iddat even though she is not sitting her iddat in his home?
Iddat
When does the iddat commence?
Q: Three men went off together. They got lost for three years. And after three years, 2 of them turned up. On asking them where is there third companion, they said he passed away a year back. Is the dead man's wife suppose to observe iddat after receiving the news that her husband passed away last year? If yes, what is the appropriate period of her iddat?
Going out to work during iddat
Q: My husband has given me divorce via text message saying talaaq more then three times. I have asked two muftis and three Aalims. They say I am now divorced. I am now doing iddat in my parents home. What is the Shar'ee ruling regarding a woman sitting in iddat? Can I go to work?
Reciting wazifas for marriage while one is still in iddat
Q: I am currently sitting in iddat of my final talaaq. I would like to know if it is permissible to read wazifas to get married now or do I wait until my iddat is over. I don't want to be out of nikah so I want to married again soon. And do you have any wazifas for marriage for me?
Going out to work during iddat
Q: If a working lady got divorced or her husband died, can she continue her job without doing iddat to financially support herself?
Why is the Iddah of a divorced woman and the Iddah of a woman whose husband passed away different?
Q: I would like to know what is the wisdom behind the The Iddah of a divorced woman being 3 months and the Iddah of a woman whose husband has passed away being 4 months and 10 days. Is there any reason why the length of the two Iddah periods are different?
The time period of iddat
Q: What is the time period for the various types of iddat i.e. the iddat of a woman who is divorced or a woman whose husband has passed away?
Leaving the home during iddat
Q: I am in iddat. My husband passed away on the 11th of October. I am above 65. My daughter has four small kids. Her husband is leaving for a week. She will be alone so can I go and stay there for a week?
Iddat of a lady who had a miscarriage
Q: I was given three talaqs through whattsapp whilst I was pregnant. I had a miscarriage on the first day of the forth month (exactly 16th week), how long is my iddat? Is the bleeding after the miscarriage nifaas or haidh?
The Iddat of a woman whose husband has passed away
Q: Should a widow's iddat period be calculated by the Islamic months or the western calendar months (ie. August, September, etc.)?