The Case of a Man who Divorces his Wife and Dies before her Waiting period Ends

“This is about the case of a man who divorces his wife in a manner that gives him the right to go back to her, then he dies. One of the two Imam, (abu Ja‘far or abu ‘ Abd Allah) (a.s.), has said, ‘She must count her…

“About the case of a woman divorced irrevocably if her husband dies, he (the Imam), ‘Alayhim al- Salam, has said, ‘She must count her waiting period according to the longer of the two forms of waiting periods.’”

“Abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), has stated this Hadith. ’Amir al-Mu’minin issued a judgment in the case of a man who divorced his wife; then died; when she counted her waiting period, that said, ‘She inherits his legacy, and if…

“About the case of a woman whose husband has died, one of the two Imam, (abu Ja‘far or abu ‘Abd Allah), ‘Alayhim al-Salam, has said that her maintenance must be paid from her husband’s assets.’”

“I once asked abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), about the case of a man who divorces his wife and dies before the end of her waiting period. He (the Imam) said, ‘She must count her waiting period according to the longer of the two…

“I once heard abu Ja‘far (a.s.), saying, ‘If a woman is divorced and her husband dies before her waiting period ends, when she has not become stranger to him, she inherits his legacy and must complete a waiting period…