If a man gives his wife a revocable divorce, she is still considered his legal wife until her ʿiddah comes to an end. Therefore, she must not prevent her husband from deriving any sexual pleasure that is his right. Also, it is permitted (jāʾiz) – rather, it is recommended (mustaḥabb) – for her to make herself look attractive to him, and it is not permitted for her to leave the house without his permission.
As for the husband, it is obligatory for him to pay for her maintenance (nafaqah) if she is not recalcitrant (nāshizah),[326] and her shroud (kafan) and fiṭrah alms tax (zakāt al‑fiṭrah) are also his responsibility. In the event of death of one of them, the other inherits from the deceased. Furthermore, the man cannot marry the woman’s sister while the former is observing ʿiddah. [1] A mujtahid is a person who has attained the level of ijtihād, qualifying him to be an authority in Islamic law.
Ijtihād is the process of deriving Islamic laws from authentic sources. [2] This is al-Sayyid al-Sistani’s more detailed work on Islamic law. [3] A recalcitrant wife is one who does not perform her obligatory marital duties, which are explained in