Source: Fatāwā Amunpuri by Shaykh Ghulām Mustafa Zaheer Amunpuri
If a woman's husband passes away, when can she remarry?
She may remarry after completing her ʿiddah (waiting period). The ʿiddah for a widow is four months and ten days.
﴿وَالَّذِينَ يُتَوَفَّوْنَ مِنْكُمْ وَيَذَرُونَ أَزْوَاجًا يَتَرَبَّصْنَ بِأَنْفُسِهِنَّ أَرْبَعَةَ أَشْهُرٍ وَعَشْرًا فَإِذَا بَلَغْنَ أَجَلَهُنَّ فَلَا جُنَاحَ عَلَيْكُمْ فِيمَا فَعَلْنَ فِي أَنْفُسِهِنَّ بِالْمَعْرُوفِ ۗ وَاللَّهُ بِمَا تَعْمَلُونَ خَبِيرٌ﴾
(Surah al-Baqarah, 2:234)
"Those among you who die and leave behind wives should bequeath that they (the wives) shall wait by themselves for four months and ten days. When they reach the end of their term, there is no blame upon you for what they do with themselves in a lawful manner. And Allah is All-Aware of what you do."
After the completion of her ʿiddah period (4 months and 10 days), a widow is permitted to remarry, provided all Islamic conditions for marriage are fulfilled.
❖ Question:
If a woman's husband passes away, when can she remarry?
✿ Answer:
She may remarry after completing her ʿiddah (waiting period). The ʿiddah for a widow is four months and ten days.
❀ Quranic Verse:
﴿وَالَّذِينَ يُتَوَفَّوْنَ مِنْكُمْ وَيَذَرُونَ أَزْوَاجًا يَتَرَبَّصْنَ بِأَنْفُسِهِنَّ أَرْبَعَةَ أَشْهُرٍ وَعَشْرًا فَإِذَا بَلَغْنَ أَجَلَهُنَّ فَلَا جُنَاحَ عَلَيْكُمْ فِيمَا فَعَلْنَ فِي أَنْفُسِهِنَّ بِالْمَعْرُوفِ ۗ وَاللَّهُ بِمَا تَعْمَلُونَ خَبِيرٌ﴾
(Surah al-Baqarah, 2:234)
"Those among you who die and leave behind wives should bequeath that they (the wives) shall wait by themselves for four months and ten days. When they reach the end of their term, there is no blame upon you for what they do with themselves in a lawful manner. And Allah is All-Aware of what you do."
Conclusion:
After the completion of her ʿiddah period (4 months and 10 days), a widow is permitted to remarry, provided all Islamic conditions for marriage are fulfilled.
