عدة الزانية في الفقه الإسلامي

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The I'ddah is the period of time that a woman must hold on to or refrain from remarriage after the marriage has terminated.

This period, which is explained in Islamic law and the Holy Quran and the Prophetic hadiths, has been set for pregnant women.

It lasts three purity periods for women with menstruation, three months for postmenopausal women, and four months and ten days for a woman whose husband has passed away.

This I'ddah makes sense after penetration or its replacement, i.e.

unconsummated lovemaking, according to the Hanafi religion.

Therefore, the I'ddah is not applied to a woman before penetration) sexual intercourse .

If the marriage is dissolved or divorced unless the husband dies, in which case the wife must keep the I'ddah for four months and ten days out of respect for the husband, even if sexual intercourse has not taken place between the two.

However, the I'ddah of an adulteress has caused some controversies among jurists of Islamic religions.

Some believe that the I'ddah is not obligatory on an adulteress and have cited some prophetic hadiths and works narrated by the Companions of the Prophet to confirm their opinion.

In contrast, some scholars have relied on some general evidence and believe that the I'ddah shall be observed by the adulteress.

Some other jurists have disagreed with the opinion of both groups and stated that the I'ddah of an adulteress is a purity period because the adulteress is not considered a spouse and the I'ddah is not subject to general proofs.

This paper uses a descriptive-analytical approach and is organized into three sections: introduction, views, and analysis of evidence.

A review of the evidence showed that the I'ddah of an adulteress is the same as maintaining a purity period.