Iddah Rules for a Woman Who Miscarried at 2 Month

Women’s Corner

Mufti Abu Muhammad Ali Asghar Attari Madani

1. Can a woman wear shoes which have silver embroidery on them?

Q: What do the honourable scholars of Islam state regarding the following matter: is it permissible for a woman to wear shoes which have silver embroidery on them?

بِسْمِ اللّٰہِ الرَّحْمٰنِ الرَّحِیْمِ

اَلْجَوَابُ بِعَوْنِ الْمَلِکِ الْوَھَّابِ اَللّٰھُمَّ ھِدَایَۃَ الْحَقِّ وَالصَّوَابِ

A: It is unconditionally permissible for women to wear gold and silver. Therefore, it is permissible for a woman to wear shoes which have silver embroidery on them.

In Radd al-Muḥtar, it is stated: لا بأس لهن بلبس الديباج والحرير والذهب والفضة واللؤلؤ - “It is permissible for a woman to wear thick or fine silk, gold, silver, or pearls.”^[1]

In Fatawa Tatarkhaniyyah, the following is found in relation to wearing shoes which have silver embroidery on them,

سئل ابوحامدعن امرأة لها صندلة في موضع القدم عنها سمك متخذ من غزل الفضة وذلك الغزل مما يخلص ،ھل یجوز لها استعمال تلک الصندلۃ؟ فقال نعم - “Abu Hamid was asked about a woman who had laced sandals with pure silver threaded into them in the area in which the foot is placed. In response to the query about whether it was permissible for her to wear such shoes, he replied in the affirmative.”^[2]

Imam Ahmad Raza Khan رَحْمَةُ الـلّٰـهِ عَلَيْه discusses the permissibility of a woman having silver embroidery on her sandals, and says, “Shoes embroidered with pure gold or silver are unrestrictedly permissible for women, but are only permissible for men on the condition that they are not ornamented all over and no piece of embroidery exceeds a space of four fingers.”^[3]

وَاللہُ اَعْلَمُ عَزَّوَجَلَّ وَ رَسُوْلُہٗ اَعْلَم صلَّی اللہ علیہ واٰلہٖ وسلَّم

2. Will a woman have to observe the iddah of death if she miscarries at 2 months?

Q: What do the scholars of Islam and the Muftis of Islam say about the following matter: A woman’s husband passed away on 30^th November, and she found out that she was pregnant on the same day. On 22^nd December, the woman experienced continuous bleeding and expelled pieces of flesh. After being checked, she learned that she had a miscarriage. She was pregnant for approximately 2 months. In this case, will she observe the complete iddah of death or has the iddah come to an end?

بِسْمِ اللّٰہِ الرَّحْمٰنِ الرَّحِیْمِ

اَلْجَوَابُ بِعَوْنِ الْمَلِکِ الْوَھَّابِ اَللّٰھُمَّ ھِدَایَۃَ الْحَقِّ وَالصَّوَابِ

A: In the situation that has been mentioned, it is necessary upon the woman to observe iddah for 4 months and 10 days after the death of her husband. The iddah will not be complete if she miscarries after 2 months. This is because the condition for the iddah to be complete after a miscarriage is that the limbs are partially or fully formed, and they are formed at 4 months, or 120 days; the limbs do not form before this. As she miscarried at 2 months, this was a clot of blood or a piece of flesh whose limbs had not yet formed. For this reason, the iddah will not be considered complete due to the miscarriage.^[4]

وَاللہُ اَعْلَمُ عَزَّوَجَلَّ وَ رَسُوْلُہٗ اَعْلَم صلَّی اللہ علیہ واٰلہٖ وسلَّم