Question
What is the shariat ruling concerning the lady whose husband passes away in a hospital , n she goes to the ghusl khana for viewing / spending last few minutes there until he is buried,n returns home there after?
Is this permissible?
Answer
Firstly it should be understood that the Iddat of a women commences immediately on the demise of her husband.
Secondly, it will not be permissible for a women in Iddat to leave the confines of her home except for a valid Shar’ee reason, and only to the extent of fulfilling the work that she has. Based on the above, going to view the deceased husband at the ghusl khana is not a valid Shar’ee reason; thus, it is not permissible for the wife in Iddat to leave her home to go view/spend time with the husband until his burial.
Checked and Approved By:
Mufti Muhammed Saeed Motara Saheb D.B.
References
ابْتِدَاءُ الْعِدَّةِ فِي الطَّلَاقِ عَقِيبَ الطَّلَاقِ وَفِي الْوَفَاةِ عَقِيبَ الْوَفَاةِ، فَإِنْ لَمْ تَعْلَمْ بِالطَّلَاقِ أَوْ الْوَفَاةِ حَتَّى مَضَتْ مُدَّةُ الْعِدَّةِ فَقَدْ انْقَضَتْ عِدَّتُهَا كَذَا فِي الْهِدَايَةِ. (الفتاوى الهندية ج١ ص532)
(وَمُعْتَدَّةُ مَوْتٍ تَخْرُجُ فِي الْجَدِيدَيْنِ وَتَبِيتُ) أَكْثَرَ اللَّيْلِ (فِي مَنْزِلِهَا) لِأَنَّ نَفَقَتَهَا عَلَيْهَا فَتَحْتَاجُ لِلْخُرُوجِ، حَتَّى لَوْ كَانَ عِنْدَهَا كِفَايَتُهَا صَارَتْ كَالْمُطَلَّقَةِ فَلَا يَحِلُّ لَهَا الْخُرُوجُ فَتْحٌ. وَجَوَّزَ فِي الْقُنْيَةِ خُرُوجَهَا لِإِصْلَاحِ مَا لَا بُدَّ لَهَا مِنْهُ كَزِرَاعَةٍ وَلَا وَكِيلَ لَهَا (قَوْلُهُ: فِي الْجَدِيدَيْنِ) أَيْ اللَّيْلِ وَالنَّهَارِ فَإِنَّهُمَا يَتَجَدَّدَانِ دَائِمًا ط. (قَوْلُهُ: لِأَنَّ نَفَقَتَهَا عَلَيْهَا) أَيْ لَمْ تَسْقُطْ بِاخْتِيَارِهَا، بِخِلَافِ الْمُخْتَلِعَةِ كَمَا مَرَّ وَهَذَا بَيَانٌ لِلْفَرْقِ بَيْنَ مُعْتَدَّةِ الْمَوْتِ وَمُعْتَدَّةِ الطَّلَاقِ. قَالَ فِي الْهِدَايَةِ: وَأَمَّا الْمُتَوَفَّى عَنْهَا زَوْجُهَا فَلِأَنَّهُ لَا نَفَقَةَ لَهَا فَتَحْتَاجُ إلَى الْخُرُوجِ نَهَارًا لِطَلَبِ الْمَعَاشِ وَقَدْ يَمْتَدُّ إلَى أَنْ يَهْجُمَ اللَّيْلُ وَلَا كَذَلِكَ الْمُطَلَّقَةُ لِأَنَّ النَّفَقَةَ دَارَّةٌ عَلَيْهَا مِنْ مَالِ زَوْجِهَا. اهـ. قَالَ فِي الْفَتْحِ: وَالْحَاصِلُ أَنَّ مَدَارَ حِلِّ خُرُوجِهَا بِسَبَبِ قِيَامِ شُغْلِ الْمَعِيشَةِ فَيَتَقَدَّرُ بِقَدْرِهِ، فَمَتَى انْقَضَتْ حَاجَتُهَا لَا يَحِلُّ لَهَا بَعْدَ ذَلِكَ صَرْفُ الزَّمَانِ خَارِجَ بَيْتِهَا. اهـ. (رد المحتار على الدر المختار ج٣ ص٥٣٦)
(قَوْلُهُ وَمُعْتَدَّةُ الْمَوْتِ تَخْرُجُ يَوْمًا وَبَعْضَ اللَّيْلِ) لِتَكْتَسِبَ لِأَجْلِ قِيَامِ الْمَعِيشَةِ؛ لِأَنَّهُ لَا نَفَقَةَ لَهَا حَتَّى لَوْ كَانَ عِنْدَهَا كِفَايَتُهَا صَارَتْ كَالْمُطَلَّقَةِ فَلَا يَحِلُّ لَهَا أَنْ تَخْرُجَ لِزِيَارَةٍ وَلَا لِغَيْرِهَا لَيْلًا وَلَا نَهَارًا. وَالْحَاصِلُ أَنَّ مَدَارَ الْحِلِّ كَوْنُ خُرُوجِهَا بِسَبَبِ قِيَامِ شُغْلِ الْمَعِيشَةِ فَيَتَقَدَّرُ بِقَدْرِهِ فَمَتَى انْقَضَتْ حَاجَتُهَا لَا يَحِلُّ لَهَا بَعْدَ ذَلِكَ صَرْفُ الزَّمَانِ خَارِجَ بَيْتِهَا كَذَا فِي فَتْحِ الْقَدِيرِ (البحر الرائق شرح كنز الدقائق ج4 ص166)
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