Q: At age of 12, a girl’s nikah was performed with her relative against her will as she was not wise. She did not accept him as her husbend. After 4 years, her mother sent her to her husband’s house but at first night they had a conflict. She told her husband not to touch her. After 2 days she came back to her parents and lived there for 5 months. Then she got a divorce from her husband. Now the question is, does that girl have to sit for iddat before marrying another person or can she marry without sitting for iddat?
A: When she spent time in seclusion with the husband then it is compulsory for her to serve her iddat.
And Allah Ta’ala (الله تعالى) knows best.
Answered by:
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee (Isipingo Beach)