Friday, November 4, 2016

Divorce and Waiting Period

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Divorce and Waiting Period
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⏳Iddat (Waiting Period)⌛

Iddat means to calculate and count. In Islamic law Iddat is the counting and calculating of the days between one Nikah ending and another Nikah being permissible. It is forbidden to perform marriage during the days of Iddat and it is not liked to even talk about or prepare for marriage during these days.

Iddat is only for women and not for men because the aim of Iddat is to ensure the woman is not pregnant and ensuring there is no confusion as to who the father is if she is pregnant. The length of Iddat for a pregnant woman is until she gives birth and as soon as she gives birth her Iddat is over. This obviously only affects women and does not affect men.

However, if a man wants to marry a woman who he is not allowed to marry whilst being married to his current wife (i.e. her sister, niece, aunt etc) then he must divorce his current wife, wait until her Iddat is over and then he can marry his new wife. This is because during the Iddat period they are still considered married and can reconcile and therefore marrying his new wife during this time will mean he is married to them both at the same time and this is not allowed.

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