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Fatwa – Rules of Iddat

Answered as per Hanafi Fiqh by Darulihsan.com
Can she
  1. wear colored clothes?
  2. use hair oil?
  3. wear earrings to keep the piercing open?
  4. step outside her home out of necessity?
  5. receive guests?
  6. use the phone and internet?

A:

1) What is meant by colored clothes, is those clothes which are worn to beautify oneself. Such clothes should not be worn. However, if the clothes are not new and are not generally used for beautification, then they could be worn even though they may be colored. (Hindiya 1/533)

2) If a lady has a headache and applies oil that does not have a fragrance with the intention of medication and not with the intention of beautification then this is acceptable.

3) If the earrings are worn occasionally with the intention that the ears that have been pierced do not close up and they are not exposed then this is acceptable.

4) It is permissible for a lady in Iddat to go into her garden, veranda and to hang the clothes. (Fataawaa Mahmoodiya 13/402)

5) It is not objectionable for other women to visit the lady during her Iddat, provided the laws of Shariah regarding hijab and the like are not flouted. This practice helps the bereaved lady to overcome her grief.

6) It is permissible to speak on the phone, read the newspaper (permissible content) and use the internet for permissible purposes.

And Allah Ta’ala Knows Best

Mufti Shafiq Jakhura
Iftaa Department, Darul Ihsan Islamic Services Centre

This answer was collected from DarulIhsan.com. It’s the official website of Darul Ihsan, which is an Islamic organisation (PBO) based in Durban, South Africa.

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