🚪 Divorce, ʿiddah & rujuk · #6
How long is the ʿiddah of a divorced wife?
For a wife who still menstruates, her ʿiddah is three quru'; in the Shafi'i school this means three periods of purity.
The duration is usually about three months but depends on the menstrual cycle. A talaq pronounced during a period of purity counts as the first period of purity. The ʿiddah ends when the wife enters her third menstruation after the talaq.
Other situations: a wife who does not menstruate (not yet of age or past menopause) observes an ʿiddah of three months; a pregnant wife's ʿiddah lasts until she gives birth; a wife divorced before consummation has no ʿiddah. The Syariah Court usually records the date of the talaq for the calculation. See ʿiddah & rujuk.
The duration is usually about three months but depends on the menstrual cycle. A talaq pronounced during a period of purity counts as the first period of purity. The ʿiddah ends when the wife enters her third menstruation after the talaq.
Other situations: a wife who does not menstruate (not yet of age or past menopause) observes an ʿiddah of three months; a pregnant wife's ʿiddah lasts until she gives birth; a wife divorced before consummation has no ʿiddah. The Syariah Court usually records the date of the talaq for the calculation. See ʿiddah & rujuk.
Difference between schools. Shafi'i and Maliki: quru' = periods of purity. Hanafi and Hanbali: quru' = menstrual periods, so the ʿiddah ends once the third period is over.
Sources
Surah al-Baqarah 2:228Surah at-Talaq 65:4Surah al-Ahzab 33:49