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Iddat of a woman who was divorced after miscarriage

· 12 Jumada II 1438 AH1 min readEnglish

Question

My wife was pregnant. It was an early pregnancy of six to eight weeks, but unfortunately it became a miscarriage. The doctors informed us that there are three ways through which the dead foetus could be removed; 1. through operating, 2. through administering medication, 3. the natural way by waiting for the bleeding to end.

She decided to remove the dead foetus in a natural way as she didn't want to take medicine or have an operation. However, a divorce was given during this time. After two or three weeks of divorce, bleeding started heavily, without medicine, in a natural way, and it continued for many hours. Due to the extreme pain, we visited a doctor, and the doctor operated on her because of complications.

What will the iddat be in this case?

Answer

If the divorce took place after the miscarriage, then the iddat will be the passing of three menstrual cycles.

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

References (Arabic / Urdu sources)

(وهي في) حق (الحرة) ... (تحيض لطلاق) ولو رجعيا (أوفسخ بجميع أسبابه ... (بعد الدخول حقيقة أو حكما) ... (ثلاث حيض كوامل) لعدم تجزي الحيضة (الدر المختار 3/504)

(وإن قال كلما ولدت ولدا فأنت طالق فولدت ثلاثة أولاد في بطون مختلفة فالولد الأول طلاق والولد الثاني رجعة وكذا الثالث) لأنها إذا جاءت بالولد الأول وقع الطلاق وصارت معتدة وبالثاني صار مراجعا لما بينا أنه يجعل العلوق بوطء حادث في العدة ويقع الطلاق الثاني بولادة الولد الثاني لأن اليمين معقودة بكلمة كلما ووجبت العدة وبالولد الثالث صار مراجعا لما ذكرنا وتقع الطلقة الثالثة بولادة الثالث ووجبت العدة بالأقراء لأنها حائل من ذوات الحيض حين وقع الطلاق (الهداية 2/257)

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Mufti Zakaria Makada
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Mufti Ebrahim Salejee (Isipingo Beach)
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