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IRSYAD HUKUM SIRI KE -716: ADAKAH TERDAPAT TEMPOH IDAH BAGI PENZINA ?
Does a woman who has committed zina have to observe an iddah period, and may she marry while pregnant?
Short answer
According to the Shafi'i school, a woman who has committed zina does not observe an iddah, because iddah exists to protect lineage and no lineage arises from zina.
A reference, not a fatwa. First sentence of the summary below — read the original fatwa and consult your state authority before acting.
- Authority
- Federal Territories Mufti Office
- Date
- Status
- Opinion (irsyad)
- Series
- Irsyad al-Hukum (Umum)
- Topic
- Marriage & Family
No evidence of gazettement in the source — this is not a gazetted fatwa.
Summary
According to the Shafi'i school, a woman who has committed zina does not observe an iddah, because iddah exists to protect lineage and no lineage arises from zina. The fatwa explains that iddah is tied to a marriage relationship, arising from divorce or the husband's death, and also from intercourse by mistake (syubhah), but not from zina. Hence she may marry even while pregnant, and the marriage is valid. She remains obliged to repent of this major sin and not repeat it.
Written in our own words from the original fatwa — check the source before acting on it.
Oleh itu, penzina tiada idah dan tidak mempunyai nasab hasil persetubuhan tersebut. Kesannya penzina boleh berkahwin ketika hamil menurut mazhab Syafie.
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How to cite
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Federal Territories Mufti Office. “IRSYAD HUKUM SIRI KE -716: ADAKAH TERDAPAT TEMPOH IDAH BAGI PENZINA ?”, 18 August 2022. https://muftiwp.gov.my/ms/artikel/irsyad-hukum/umum/5395-irsyad-al-fatwa-siri-ke-716-adakah-terdapat-tempoh-idah-bagi-penzina. Found via Rujuk Fatwa: https://rujukfatwa.com/en/fatwa/does-a-woman-who-committed-zina-observe-iddah/