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According to Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani's Twelver Shia rulings, what waiting period (iddat) must a…

Ruling 2528 exempts a postmenopausal woman from iddat after divorce. Ruling 2535 treats widowhood separately and requires a postmenopausal widow to observe the waiting…

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According to Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani's Twelver Shia rulings, what waiting period (iddat) must a postmenopausal woman observe after divorce from her husband?

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Ruling 2528 exempts a postmenopausal woman from iddat after divorce.

Ruling 2535 treats widowhood separately and requires a postmenopausal widow to observe the waiting period for widowhood.

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Option A

Ruling 2528 exempts a postmenopausal woman from the divorce waiting period.

Option B

Three lunar months applies under the described ruling to certain other women who do not menstruate. The stated case is postmenopause.

Option C

Four lunar months and ten days is prescribed for a nonpregnant widow in ruling 2535.

Option D

Ruling 2528 prescribes no waiting period in the stated case.

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