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f:216 - Can woman in Iddah go for Haj	Country : Pune, India, Name : Muhammad Arif Ashrafi

Question: Mufti Sahab, I need one answer-can a woman who is in 'iddah (waiting period) go for Haj? ............................................................................
Answer: Almighty Allah (Subhanahu Wa Ta’ala) says about women who are in 'iddah: Divorced women shall wait concerning themselves for three monthly periods.. Surah Baqarah (2:228) If any of you die and leave widows behind; they shall wait concerning themselves four months and ten days.. Surah Baqarah (2:234) Based on these verses, the Jurists have described in the conditions of Hajj for women that the lady should not be in 'Iddah, neither 'Iddah of widowhood or 'Iddah of divorce. Accordingly, she cannot go on Hajj during 'Iddah. As mentioned in Fatawa A'alamgiri, Vol 1, Pg No. 219, Kitaab ul manasik, al Bab ul Awwal It is also given in Bada'i us Sanai'i Kitaab ut Talaaq, Vol 3, Pg No. 326. Translation: In the same way, it is not allowed for a woman who is in 'Iddah of Revocable Divorce to undertake a journey; neither along with the husband, nor along with any other Mahram. Till her Iddah ends or the husband reconciles with her. And Allah knows best. Mufti Syed Ziauddin Naqshbandi [Professor, Islamic Law, Jamia Nizamia, Founder-Director Abul Hasanaat Islamic Research Center]