The validity of granting the remaining period does not...

The validity of granting the remaining period does not warrant the presence of witnesses, nor does it require the woman to be tahir from a haydh or nifas. A divorced wife who has not attained menopause, after the marriage was consummated, should observe a waiting period from the date the divorce was pronounced, not from the date the news of the divorce was broken to her. The waiting period for a non-pregnant woman is three menstrual periods.

The duration between the divorcee and menstruation is considered one period, irrespective of whether it was short. * Does this mean that the period of waiting of a divorced woman ends as soon as the third menstruation occurs? - Yes, that is correct. * What about the waiting period of a divorced pregnant woman? - The waiting period of a divorced pregnant woman is the duration of her pregnancy, irrespective of whether it was full, culminating in birth, or premature or still birth.

* Is it the case, even she gave birth to her baby one day after the divorce was announced? - Yes, even if her giving birth took place one hour after she was divorced, provided that the born baby is the offspring of her ex-husband, i.e. not illegitimate. * Should the woman, who was a party to a temporary marriage, observe a waiting period, after separating from her husband?

●Yes, if she was adult, of a menopausal age, not pregnant, and her marriage was consummated, the waiting period is [two menstrual periods], for the woman who still has a period, and forty five days for her whose period has stopped due to illness or any other reason. As for divorce, which is the prerogative of the husband, it is of two kinds - irrevocable and revocable. In an irrevocable divorce, the husband may not return to his divorced wife, without a new marriage contract.

In a revocable one, the husband may return to his wife without the need of a new contract or dowry, so long as she was still in her waiting period. Of the types of irrevocable divorce is (khal’ie), i.e. at the instance of the wife, who must pay a compensation to the husband. It is the case of a wife who is unhappy with her husband, so much so that she resorts to threatening that she will not grant him his matrimonial rights.

This khali’e divorce can come about when the wife is determined to end the marriage. She can address the husband thus, “I absolve you of paying my dowry, provided that you part company with me”.

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