How to end Iddah

my mother is going to end her iddah period in the next month Insha Allah… I want to know the rules and regulation pertaining to end an iddah period… precisely how to end…?

In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful.

As-salāmu ‘alaykum wa-rahmatullāhi wa-barakātuh.

The term of iddah for a widow is to allow her to mourn the death of her husband and to give her time to overcome the grief and emotions. As such, a widow being a broken-hearted person is very close to Allah. Consider the following Hadeeth:  

قَالَ: ثنا مَالِكُ بْنُ دِينَارٍ، قَالَ: ” قَالَ مُوسَى عَلَيْهِ السَّلَامُ: يَا رَبِّ أَيْنَ أَبْغِيكَ؟ قَالَ: أَبْغِنِي عِنْدَ الْمُنْكَسِرَةِ قُلُوبُهُمْ

حلية الأولياء وطبقات الأصفياء(364/2)

Musa (alaiyhissalam) said: Oh Allah! Where should I search for you? He (Allah) replied: look for me by the broken-hearted ones

During the final moments of iddah, a widow reaches the peak of her emotions as she finally exits from the marriage bond[1], while that period is very challenging; it is a time to engage in duaa for the deceased and for oneself. The duaas at that time are accepted. 

As a principle, the procedure of terminating iddah is that all the restrictions during iddah, for example, beautifying oneself or applying fragrances are lifted. After iddah a widow may beautify herself, apply fragrance etc.[2]  

And Allah Ta’āla Knows Best

Asim Patel

Student Darul Iftaa
Venda, South Africa

Checked and Approved by,
Mufti Ebrahim Desai.

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