Iddat

Leaving the home during iddat

Q: A friend received one talaaq from her husband. She needs to know if she still needs to sit in her iddat? She is the breadwinner of the family - work starts from 7:30 am until 6pm - Can she still continue to go to work and fetch kids from school as well as do grocery shopping? There are no family members to assist - Dad passed away and other siblings are sisters who do not know how to drive. Also, if she does have to sit in Iddat and is allowed to leave the house for work, school rounds and grocery shopping, then is hijaab only required or niqaab is required as well? 

Leaving the home for work during iddat

Q: My question is I took talaaq (divorce) on 25th October 2013. I was at my mother's home from the last 6 months and I was having no connection with my husband. I worked as a Software Developer. To leave my office I have to give one months notice. Without giving notice and replacement of my position to someone else, I won't be able to leave this office. What does Shariah say about iddat after talaaq? And what should I do as I have problem of office. Kindly Help me as soon as possible.

Leaving one's home during iddat

Q: I have a question regarding divorce and iddat. I was living in Quetta with my husband. Me and my husband came to Islamabad to get a divorce. I was divorced on the second September 2013. I am now living here at my parents home in Islamabad. Currently this is my second month of iddat, and there is no hope of reconciliation. One of my brothers lives in Lahore. He lives with my grandfather (dada abbu). He is getting married tomorrow. I wanted to ask if I can go to Lahore to attend my brother's wedding. Afterall he is my mahram and I will be living in my dada abbu's house. Am I allowed to go to my brother's wedding in Lahore during my iddat?

Iddat period after divorce

Q: I have been divorced for 7 years. The talaq was issued by my then husband in writing but it was at my request. I was married for 10 years and we have a daughter. In the time of my marriage he never supported me financially nor spent time with us as he was married and I accepted that he give his first wife more time. After few years into our marriage, his first wife asked for talaq. He was with me for 6 months when I discovered some indiscretions and he said he was involved with another woman. I urged him to get married and that I would accept it 100% but he needed to be fair from the start so that she could understand as she reverted before they married. He continued to not spend time with us at all and never provided financially. His new wife according to him was insisting that he had to choose as she cannot accept him remaining married to me. He chose her but only gave me the Talaq upon my request. I have it in writing.  Thereafter we had meetings with both sets of parents who were made aware that I was observing my iddah period. They could not influence the decision and respected and accepted it. I informed my then husband the date after every menstrual cycle until my third clean period. after which I ended my iddah period.

I want to remarry Insha Allah and want assurance that the correct procedure was followed.