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Nikah (Marriage) - Talaaq (Divorce) The Majlis Vol 20 No 11, p.3

A person said that a very old woman who does not menstruate does not have to observe Iddat when her husband dies.

Question

A person said that a very old woman who does not menstruate does not have to observe Iddat when her husband dies. Is this correct?

Answer

Even a very old woman of more than a century, has to observe the Iddat of four months and ten days when her husband dies. What some people are saying is baseless.

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