وَحَدَّثَنِي، عَنْ مَالِك، أَنَّهُ سَمِعَ ابْنَ شِهَابٍ، يَقُولُ : " عِدَّةُ الْمُطَلَّقَةِ الْأَقْرَاءُ، وَإِنْ تَبَاعَدَتْ "
Ibn Shihab used to say: The waiting period (‘iddah) of a divorced woman will be counted from the days of purity, even if they are many days.