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IRSYAD HUKUM SIRI KE-828: TEMPAT WANITA BER’IDDAH MENETAP SEKIRANYA TERDAPAT LEBIH DARI SATU RUMAH
Where must a widow stay during her iddah if her husband had more than one marital home, and may she choose any of them?
Short answer
A woman in iddah may not move out of her marital home at will without a valid shariah excuse, and must complete the four months and ten days there.
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
A woman in iddah may not move out of her marital home at will without a valid shariah excuse, and must complete the four months and ten days there. If her husband permitted her to move to a second home and the separation occurred while she was on the way there or after she had arrived, she observes iddah in the second home. If the separation occurred before she left the first home, even if her belongings and servants had already been sent ahead, she observes iddah in the first home because the cause of the iddah occurred there.
Written in our own words from the original fatwa — check the source before acting on it.
Dia wajib menunaikan idahnya selama empat bulan 10 hari di rumah perkahwinannya itu.
Read the full fatwa on the Federal Territories website (new tab)
How to cite
Cite the original fatwa and its authority. Rujuk Fatwa is only where you found it.
Federal Territories Mufti Office. “IRSYAD HUKUM SIRI KE-828: TEMPAT WANITA BER’IDDAH MENETAP SEKIRANYA TERDAPAT LEBIH DARI SATU RUMAH”, 30 January 2024. https://muftiwp.gov.my/ms/artikel/irsyad-hukum/umum/5845-irsyad-hukum-siri-ke-828-tempat-wanita-beriddah-menetap-sekiranya-terdapat-lebih-dari-satu-rumah. Found via Rujuk Fatwa: https://rujukfatwa.com/en/fatwa/where-widow-stays-iddah-multiple-homes/