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Many Islamic du'aah, shaykhs, and ulemaa' argue that the reason for the 4 month and 10 days long 'iddah of a widow is to ''''mourn'''<nowiki/>' the death of the husband.<ref>Reason for 4 months 10 days long Iddah of a widow [https://www.islamweb.net/en/fatwa/88684/rights-of-a-deceased-husband-on-his-wife]</ref> Yet it should be noted that there is no obligation of any “mourning” upon a man if the wife dies. There is a clear a double standard vis-a-vis the same situation involving a man and a woman: | Many Islamic du'aah, shaykhs, and ulemaa' argue that the reason for the 4 month and 10 days long 'iddah of a widow is to ''''mourn'''<nowiki/>' the death of the husband.<ref>Reason for 4 months 10 days long Iddah of a widow [https://www.islamweb.net/en/fatwa/88684/rights-of-a-deceased-husband-on-his-wife]</ref> Yet it should be noted that there is no obligation of any “mourning” upon a man if the wife dies. There is a clear a double standard vis-a-vis the same situation involving a man and a woman: | ||
*Husband is totally free to marry a new wife the same night, without any 'iddah | *The Husband is totally free to marry a new wife the same night, without any waiting 'iddah | ||
*A man is is also totally free to have sex with his other wives and dozens of slave girls the same night as his divorce, and there is no restriction upon him in name of "mourning." | *A man is is also totally free to have sex with his other wives and dozens of slave girls the same night as his divorce, and there is no restriction upon him in name of "mourning." | ||
*The 'iddah is only incumbent upon the woman in case of the death of her husband. | *The 'iddah is only incumbent upon the woman in case of the death of her husband. | ||
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*But Islam closed this option for them by ordering the woman for not leaving the husband's house even in case of serious disputes. | *But Islam closed this option for them by ordering the woman for not leaving the husband's house even in case of serious disputes. | ||
==Pronouncing 3 | ==Pronouncing "Talaaq" 3 times in one sitting is also illogical and an Injustice towards the woman== | ||
Traditional Islamic law also allows pronouncing the word "talaaq" طلاق "divorce" in one sitting, which will spare the woman of 3 months restrictions of divorce process. But only the man is allowed divorce in this fashion, women cannot do this. Emotional outbursts of this triple talaaq are still considered valid, and many cases have transpired where the man has divorced his wife in anger and later regretted it, with the only recourse to get the marriage back being the semi-legal institution of the halalah or tahleel marriage. | |||
==The Role of the 'Iddah in the Islamic Marriage== | ==The Role of the 'Iddah in the Islamic Marriage== | ||