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Is there any sin if a widow speaks to a non-mahram whilst in iddah?

Published as Speaking to non-mahrams

· 10 Shaʻban 1437 AH1 min readEnglish

Question

1. Is a widow whose husband has passed away allowed to speak to a non-mahram who has come for taziyat, if there is no fear of Fitnah?

2. Is there any sin if a widow speaks to a non-mahram whilst in iddah?

Answer

1. The non-Mahram should be avoided at all times, whether he has come at the time of iddat or out of iddat

2. When it is wrong to speak then obviously a wrong will amount to a sin.

And Allah Ta'ala (الله تعالى) knows best.

Answered by
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee (Isipingo Beach)
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