Waiting Period of a Pregnant Widow and Her Expenses

“He (the Imam) (a.s.), has said, ‘The waiting period for a pregnant widow is the one which ends last. If she is pregnant when four months end but her child is not yet born, then her waiting period ends when the child is…

“Abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), has said, ‘The waiting period of a widow ends with the end of the longer of the two time periods.’”

“Abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), has said, ‘A pregnant widow does not have any right for maintenance.’”

“Abu Ja’far (a.s.), has said, ‘The waiting period of a widow ends with the end of one of the two which ends last because she must sit in mourning for four months and ten days, while in divorce there is no mourning.’”

“Abu Ja‘far (a.s.), has said that ’Amir al-Mu’minin issued a judgment in the case of a pregnant widow who gave birth before the end of four months and ten days and married. The judgment said that she must be left alone…

“Abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), has said, ‘Waiting period of a pregnant widow ends with the end of the longer of the two time periods.’”

“I once asked abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), about the case of a pregnant widow who after childbirth marries before the end of four months and ten days. He (the Imam) said, ‘If the new husband has gone to bed with her he must…

“I once asked abu ‘ Abd Allah (a.s.), about the case of a pregnant widow if she has the right for maintenance. He (the Imam) said, ’No, she does not have such right.’”

“About the case of a pregnant widow abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), has said that she does not have the right to receive maintenance.’” It is also narrated that her maintenance is from the assets of the child in her womb. [So he…

“Abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), has said that the maintenance of a pregnant widow is paid from the assets of the child in her womb.’”