PERIOD OF IDDAT(WAITING)

1. The period of WAITING after one’s HUSBAND dies, is called IDDAT. This period is of FOUR months and TEN days.
2. During this period she should remain in the dwelling that they occupied at the time of the death of her husband. She is NOT allowed to leave this house if she has sufficient provision. If she is the sole bread winner with no other means of income, only then she is permitted to leave her house during the day. At night she should return to his house.
3. The widow that is expecting a child at the time of the death of her husband, her Iddat will be until the birth of that child. The four month and ten days should NOT be reckoned in this instance.
4. If a woman is NOT at home at the time of her husband’s death, she should return as soon as possible and pass the period of Iddat at home. The days of Iddat will be calculated from the time of the demise.
5. A women in Iddat should abstain from using fancy clothing, make-up or jewellery.