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(Book 29, Hadith 70) #36286
Waiting Period for Divorced Women

SUMMARY: Umar ibn al-Khattab prescribed a waiting period for divorced women who have had one or two menstrual cycles before they can remarry.

Yahya related to me from Malik from Yahya ibn Said and from Yazid ibn Abdullah ibn Qusayt al-Laythi that Said ibn al-Musayyab said, ''Umar ibn al-Khattab said, 'If a woman is divorced and has one or two periods and then stops menstruating, she must wait nine months. If it is clear that she is pregnant, that is that. If not, she must do an idda of three months after the nine, and then she is free to marry'. "
حَدَّثَنِي يَحْيَى، عَنْ مَالِكٍ، عَنْ يَحْيَى بْنِ سَعِيدٍ، وَعَنْ يَزِيدَ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ قُسَيْطٍ اللَّيْثِيِّ، عَنْ سَعِيدِ بْنِ الْمُسَيَّبِ، أَنَّهُ قَالَ قَالَ عُمَرُ بْنُ الْخَطَّابِ أَيُّمَا امْرَأَةٍ طُلِّقَتْ فَحَاضَتْ حَيْضَةً أَوْ حَيْضَتَيْنِ ثُمَّ رَفَعَتْهَا حَيْضَتُهَا فَإِنَّهَا تَنْتَظِرُ تِسْعَةَ أَشْهُرٍ فَإِنْ بَانَ بِهَا حَمْلٌ فَذَلِكَ وَإِلاَّ اعْتَدَّتْ بَعْدَ التِّسْعَةِ الأَشْهُرِ ثَلاَثَةَ أَشْهُرٍ ثُمَّ حَلَّتْ

TOPICS
divorce  *  menstruation  *  period  *  talaaq  *  haidh  *  idda

QUICK LESSONS:
Follow the prescribed waiting period before remarrying after divorce .

EXPLANATIONS:
According to the hadith, Umar ibn al-Khattab prescribed a waiting period for divorced women who have had one or two menstrual cycles before they can remarry. This is known as an 'idda' and it lasts three months after nine months of menstruation. This is to ensure that if the woman is pregnant, her child will be taken care of by its father and not left without support. The waiting period also allows time for the woman to reflect on her decision and make sure she wants to go through with it. It also gives her time to prepare herself emotionally and financially for marriage again if she chooses to do so.

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