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The Ruling on the Wife of the Deceased
In fatwa number (609), the answer states that it is permissible for the wife of the deceased to accept him because she is in the waiting period, while in fatwa (610) you say that the marriage ends with death. Why was the wife considered to be in the waiting period in the first case and not in the second?
Answer
I say, and with God's success: In the case of a woman, the effects of marriage remain because she is in the waiting period (iddah), therefore it is permissible for her to accept it. In the case of a man, the effects of marriage do not remain; because he is not in the waiting period, and God knows best.
