iddat is a farz and if some one can not perform iddat immediately after divorce is there any QAZA for it. i had this wrong concept in my mind that iddat can be started anytime after divorce for 130 days
Answer:
In the name of Allah, Most Gracious, Most Merciful
Assalaamu `alaykum waRahmatullahi Wabarakatuh
The time for ‘iddah starts immediately after the issuance of divorce or death of the husband.There is no qadā’ of ‘iddah.If the ‘iddah time has passed without the woman observing ‘iddah due to some reason, then she should make istighfār for not observing the laws of ‘iddah.
Furthermore, the ‘iddah for a divorce is three menstrual cycles (or three months for non-menstruating women), not 130 days.Rather, the ‘iddah for a widow is four months and ten days (or 130 days).
وَالْمُطَلَّقَاتُيَتَرَبَّصْنَبِأَنْفُسِهِنَّثَلَاثَةَقُرُوءٍوَلَايَحِلُّلَهُنَّأَنْيَكْتُمْنَمَاخَلَقَاللَّهُفِيأَرْحَامِهِنَّإِنْكُنَّيُؤْمِنَّبِاللَّهِوَالْيَوْمِالْآخِرِوَبُعُولَتُهُنَّأَحَقُّبِرَدِّهِنَّفِيذَلِكَإِنْأَرَادُواإِصْلَاحًاوَلَهُنَّمِثْلُالَّذِيعَلَيْهِنَّبِالْمَعْرُوفِوَلِلرِّجَالِعَلَيْهِنَّدَرَجَةٌوَاللَّهُعَزِيزٌحَكِيمٌ (البقرة: 228)
وَالَّذِينَيُتَوَفَّوْنَمِنْكُمْوَيَذَرُونَأَزْوَاجًايَتَرَبَّصْنَبِأَنْفُسِهِنَّأَرْبَعَةَأَشْهُرٍوَعَشْرًافَإِذَابَلَغْنَأَجَلَهُنَّفَلَاجُنَاحَعَلَيْكُمْفِيمَافَعَلْنَفِيأَنْفُسِهِنَّبِالْمَعْرُوفِوَاللَّهُبِمَاتَعْمَلُونَخَبِيرٌ (البقرة: 234)
هيانتظارمدةمعلومةيلزمالمرأةبعدزوالالنكاححقيقةأوشبهة
(الفتاوىالعالمكيرية،كتابالطلاق،البابالثالثعشر: 1/526؛رشيدية)
( ومبدأالعدةبعدالطلاقو ) بعد (الموت ) علىالفور ( وتنقضيالعدةوإنجهلت ) المرأة ( بهما ) أيبالطلاقوالموتلأنهاأجلفلايشترطالعلمبمضيه
(الدرالمختارالمطبوعبردالمحتار،كتابالطلاق،بابالعدة: 3/520؛سعيد)
And Allah knows best
Wassalaamu `alaykum
Ml. Abrar Mirza,
Student Darul Iftaa
Checked and Approved by:
Mufti Ebrahim Desai
Darul Iftaa, Madrassah In’aamiyyah