Darul Iftaa Mahmudiyyah

can a woman in her iddah attend her examination

· 1 Muharram 1439 AH1 min readFatwa 39037English

Question

Assalam o alaikum I have been divorced recently in july and my iddat is to complete by oct, i have written examination on 19 sept, can i go out of my home during my iddat for examination or not ? Also i live in karachi and test center is in hyderabad so i have to travel from karachi to hyderabad it is about 2-3 hour journey through car so my second question is if i can travel that much or its not allowed JazakAllah

Answer

In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful.

As-salāmu ‘alaykum wa-rahmatullāhi wa-barakātuh.

Sister in islam.

We apologize for the delay.

It is not permissible for you to leave your home and travel to another city to attend your exam whilst in iddah. [1][2][3][4][5]

And Allah Ta’āla Knows Best

Anas Sharieff Qasmi.

Student Darul Iftaa

Hyderabad, India.

Checked and Approved by,
Mufti Ebrahim Desai.

References (Arabic / Urdu sources)

[1] فتاویٰ دینیہ٣/٥٤٤

[2] فتاویٰ حقانیة٤/٥٤١

المعتدة من الطلاق لا تخرج من بيتها ليلا ولا نهارا

[4]قوله تعالى :لا تخرجوهن من بيوتهن ولا يخرجن الاخ [سوره طلق:١]

[5]بدائع الصنائع [٤٥٣-٤/٤]

Answered by
Anas Sharieff Qasmi
Checked & approved by
Mufti Ebrahim Desai
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