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If a Muslim widow or divorcee is pregnant, and the marriage is dissolved by death, the period of Iddat…

For the death-based iddat rule stated here, the period is four months and ten days or until delivery, whichever is longer. This differs from the pregnancy rule on divorce,…

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If a Muslim widow or divorcee is pregnant, and the marriage is dissolved by death, the period of Iddat is for:

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For the death-based iddat rule stated here, the period is four months and ten days or until delivery, whichever is longer. This differs from the pregnancy rule on divorce, under which iddat lasts until delivery. The reference to dissolution by death therefore determines which period applies.

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