Question
Is it permissible for a widow to attend a court hearing during her Iddat? The man who had killed her husband is being tried in court. The widow attends the hearing.
Answer
It is haraam for the widow to attend the court hearing during her iddat if she has not been subpoenaed to attend. If she attended merely to hear the proceedings, then she was sitting in court under the La'nat (Curse) of Allah Ta'ala. In fact, it is not at all permissible for women to attend courts merely to listen to proceedings even if they are not in Iddat.
- Source
- themajlis.co.za
- Published in
- The Majlis Vol 21 No 12
- PDF page
- 12
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