The precise time when the Iddah period upon death commences

24 Oct 2022 · 28 Rabiʻ I 1444 AH1 min readEnglish

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My question is that if a women’s husband passes away and he is buried 2 days later; does the iddat of the women begin the day of the death or the day of the burial?

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Allah Ta’ala mentions the law of Iddah in the Quran: “For those men who pass away amongst you and leave behind wives, they (the wives) must confine themselves (observe Iddah) for four months and ten days.” (Surah Baqarah)

Thus, the Iddah period of a wife begins from the death of her husband and not from the time of his burial. (Shaami 3/506)

And Allah Ta’ala Knows Best

Answered by: Mufti Ismaeel Bassa, Mufti Moosa Salie

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