All questions
Every question on the site. Each answer shows what the four schools say, and its sources.
After his death
- How long is my iddah, and how do I count the days?
- Does my iddah start when he died, or when I found out?
- I am pregnant and my husband has died. When does my iddah end?
- We had our nikāḥ but never lived together. Do I still have an iddah?
- He divorced me, and then he died before my iddah ended. Which iddah do I keep?
- What exactly can’t I wear or use during my iddah?
- Do I have to wear white, or black, during my iddah?
- Can I shower, wash my hair, cut my nails and comb my hair during my iddah?
- Can I talk on the phone, text, or speak with men I need to deal with, like the funeral director, a lawyer, the bank or my boss?
- Can I keep going to work during my iddah? What if my shift runs into the evening or is at night?
- Can I go to the doctor, the store, or drive my children to school while I am in iddah?
- Our home is rented, I cannot afford it, or I do not feel safe there alone. Can I move during my iddah?
- Can I go to my husband’s janāzah, or visit his grave, while I am in iddah?
- Can I travel for Hajj or ʿUmrah, or travel to another city or country, during my iddah?
- Someone has hinted that he would like to marry me. Is that allowed during my iddah, and when can I accept a proposal?
After a divorce
- We had our nikāḥ but never lived together as husband and wife. Do I have an iddah after the divorce?
- I still get my period. How long is my iddah after a divorce?
- When exactly does my iddah end: when my third period starts, or when it finishes?
- I am past menopause, or I have never had periods. How long is my iddah after a divorce?
- I am breastfeeding and my periods have not come back. How long is my iddah?
- My periods stopped and I do not know why. How long is my iddah?
- I am pregnant and we are divorced. When does my iddah end?
- I lost a pregnancy after the divorce. Does that end my iddah, or do I keep counting?
- I got a khulʿ. Is my iddah one period or three?
- Do I have to stay in his house during my iddah, and what if it is not safe there?
- Does he have to support me and pay for housing during my iddah?
- Can someone propose to me during my iddah after a divorce? And what about my former husband?
- Was my divorce revocable or final, and what does the difference mean for me?
- After a divorce, do I have to avoid perfume, makeup and jewelry the way a widow does?
- Does iddah apply to me, and when did it start?
- We were divorced in a US court. Does that count as an Islamic divorce, and when would my iddah start?Being written