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Ruling on the Residence of a Widow Outside Her Home
A woman whose husband has passed away lives in a place where none of her husband's family or her own family are nearby. Is it permissible for her to go to them, and is it permissible for her to spend her waiting period (iddah) at her family's home, knowing that her children are young?
Answer
I say, and with God's help: It is permissible for the woman in her waiting period to move from her marital home if she does not feel safe there, and what you mentioned about this, God knows best.
