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سنن ابن ماجه
Ibn Majah
كتاب الطلاقThe Chapters on Divorce
بَابُ : هَلْ تَخْرُجُ الْمَرْأَةُ فِي عِدَّتِهَاChapter: Can a woman go out during her waiting period?
Hadith 2034
اُردوEn
حَدَّثَنَا سُفْيَانُ بْنُ وَكِيعٍ ، حَدَّثَنَا رَوْحٌ . ح وحَدَّثَنَا أَحْمَدُ بْنُ مَنْصُورٍ ، حَدَّثَنَا حَجَّاجُ بْنُ مُحَمَّدٍ جَمِيعًا ، عَنْ ابْنِ جُرَيْجٍ ، أَخْبَرَنِي أَبُو الزُّبَيْرِ ، عَنْ جَابِرِ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ، قَالَ : طُلِّقَتْ خَالَتِي ، فَأَرَادَتْ أَنْ تَجُدَّ نَخْلَهَا فَزَجَرَهَا رَجُلٌ ، أَنْ تَخْرُجَ إِلَيْهِ ، فَأَتَتِ النَّبِيَّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ ، فَقَالَ : " بَلَى ، فَجُدِّي نَخْلَكِ ، فَإِنَّكِ عَسَى أَنْ تَصَدَّقِي ، أَوْ تَفْعَلِي مَعْرُوفًا " .
´It was narrated that Jabir bin 'Abdullah said:` "My maternal aunt was divorced, and she wanted to collect the harvest from her date-palm trees. A man rebuked her for going out to the trees. She went to the Prophet (ﷺ), who said: 'No, go and collect the harvest from your trees, for perhaps you will give some in charity or do a good deed with it.'"
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Brief Explanation
1؎ : From this hadith it is understood that a woman who is in the waiting period (‘iddah) of divorce is permitted to leave the house.
Explanation & Benefits
Maulana Ataullah Sajid
Benefits and Issues:
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If a necessity arises for which it is essential for a woman to leave the house, then even during her waiting period (‘iddah), she may go out.
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If Jabir’s (radi Allahu anhu) aunt had not arranged for the fruit of the orchard to be harvested, the fruit would have been wasted. Therefore, in order to prevent the crop from being ruined, she had to leave the house.
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Some scholars have interpreted the righteous deed here as the payment of obligatory zakat, meaning: when the fruit comes home, you will give zakat and give charity, by which you will receive reward and the poor will benefit. Also, the remaining dates will suffice for you for the whole year. Therefore, this is a reasonable cause for leaving the house.
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One should not go out for minor tasks, because such tasks are not of such necessity that would justify leaving the house.
➊
If a necessity arises for which it is essential for a woman to leave the house, then even during her waiting period (‘iddah), she may go out.
➋
If Jabir’s (radi Allahu anhu) aunt had not arranged for the fruit of the orchard to be harvested, the fruit would have been wasted. Therefore, in order to prevent the crop from being ruined, she had to leave the house.
➌
Some scholars have interpreted the righteous deed here as the payment of obligatory zakat, meaning: when the fruit comes home, you will give zakat and give charity, by which you will receive reward and the poor will benefit. Also, the remaining dates will suffice for you for the whole year. Therefore, this is a reasonable cause for leaving the house.
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One should not go out for minor tasks, because such tasks are not of such necessity that would justify leaving the house.
Source: Commentary on Sunan Ibn Mājah by Mawlānā ‘Atā’ullāh Sājid, Page: 2034
Hafiz Muhammad Ameen
If there is a need, a woman in mourning (iddah) may work in the house and in the fields. It is possible that there may be no one else to do the work. The Shari‘ah takes great consideration of people’s needs and necessities.
Source: Sunan Nasa'i: Translation and Benefits by Shaykh Hafiz Muhammad Amin Hafizullah, Page: 3580
Shaykh Umar Farooq Saeedi
Benefits and Issues:
A divorced woman may go outside her home during her waiting period (‘iddah) for any necessary and appropriate task, but it is essential that she returns to her home at night.
A divorced woman may go outside her home during her waiting period (‘iddah) for any necessary and appropriate task, but it is essential that she returns to her home at night.
Source: Sunan Abu Dawood – Commentary by Shaykh Umar Farooq Saeedi, Page: 2297
