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Divorce and Waiting Period
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🗂Responsibilities of the Husband During Iddat - 04🗂
➡ 4. A pregnant woman’s Iddat ends with the birth of the child and therefore breastfeeding the child is not her responsibility. Therefore, if he wants her to breastfeed the child he should pay her for it and the amount of payment will be the amount that the man and woman mutually agree to. If the man cannot pay what the woman asks for or she is unable to feed the child for any other reason like she wants to remarry and her new husband will not allow it then she cannot be forced to breastfeed the child. In this instance the man must arrange for someone else to breastfeed the child.
➡ 5. The amount of maintenance and accommodation costs depends on the financial means of the man. If he is wealthy then the costs he must pay should be similar to what wealthy people spend and if he is poor then he should pay according to the means of poor people. In other words, he must maintain his wife in the same manner that she was used to before the divorce.
Therefore he must try and be as generous as possible and not to short change her which is why the word ‘reasonable’ is used here. The same order applies for widows in that their expenses should be paid for from the inheritance left by her husband and if he has not left many thing then this responsibility falls on his heirs and successors.
Regardless of whether a woman is divorced or widowed, Islamic law does not allow her to be left alone and helpless. The marriage that makes a man responsible for the well-being, welfare and maintenance of a woman also insists that he fulfills this responsibility until the period of Iddat is complete even though there may be others (someone who wants to marry her or her family members) who may be willing or able to undertake this responsibility. The Qur’an and Hadith make it quite clear that a divorced woman is not allowed to leave her home for any reason as this is strictly forbidden. She is told to ask the man to fulfill all the requirements (outside the home) as this is his responsibility and if he does not fulfill this then he is a grave sinner. A widow is allowed (if absolutely necessary) to leave her home as her husband has died and she has to perform her duties herself. If there is no-one who can help her then she is allowed out to visit the doctor and to go and buy food etc for herself as this is a necessity.
However, she is not allowed to go shopping (without need), go out for a walk or fresh air, attend gatherings or visit friends etc.
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