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AL-KAFI #1054 : STATUS IDDAH DAN HARTA PUSAKA WANITA YANG DITALAK SATU KEMUDIAN MATI SUAMINYA
If a wife is divorced with one talaq and her husband dies during her iddah, does the iddah change to the widow's iddah, and is she entitled to inheritance?
Short answer
A woman divorced by a revocable (raj'i) talaq, such as a first talaq, whose husband dies while she is still in her iddah, moves to the widow's iddah of four months and ten days, counted from the moment of his death.
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
- Al-Kafi li al-Fatawi
- Topic
- Marriage & Family
No evidence of gazettement in the source — this is not a gazetted fatwa.
Summary
A woman divorced by a revocable (raj'i) talaq, such as a first talaq, whose husband dies while she is still in her iddah, moves to the widow's iddah of four months and ten days, counted from the moment of his death. This is because she is still subject to some rulings of marriage. She is also entitled to inherit from him: one quarter if there are no children and one eighth if there are children. For an irrevocable (ba'in) divorce, the iddah does not change to the widow's iddah.
Written in our own words from the original fatwa — check the source before acting on it.
Wanita yang telah ditalak satu oleh suaminya kemudian suami itu mati semasa dalam tempoh iddah, maka berubah iddah itu bermula pada saat kematian kepada iddah wafat yakni empat bulan sepuluh hari.
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How to cite
Cite the original fatwa and its authority. Rujuk Fatwa is only where you found it.
Federal Territories Mufti Office. “AL-KAFI #1054 : STATUS IDDAH DAN HARTA PUSAKA WANITA YANG DITALAK SATU KEMUDIAN MATI SUAMINYA”, 17 January 2019. https://muftiwp.gov.my/ms/artikel/al-kafi-li-al-fatawi/3034-al-kafi-1054-status-iddah-dan-harta-pusaka-wanita-yang-ditalak-satu-kemudian-mati-suaminya. Found via Rujuk Fatwa: https://rujukfatwa.com/en/fatwa/iddah-one-talaq-husband-dies-inheritance/