Where the classical Muslim personal-law rule of iddat applies, when may a woman divorced after…
Iddat is a waiting period. Under the stated rule, after divorce of a consummated marriage a woman must complete the applicable period before marrying another person.…
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Where the classical Muslim personal-law rule of iddat applies, when may a woman divorced after consummation marry another person?
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Correct answer C
Iddat is a waiting period. Under the stated rule, after divorce of a consummated marriage a woman must complete the applicable period before marrying another person. Classical accounts distinguish divorce before consummation, for which the ordinary divorce waiting period does not apply.
Option feedback
Option A
The waiting period is temporary.
Option B
A consummated marriage dissolved by divorce gives rise to the waiting period in the stated rule.
Option C
Remarriage to another person is permitted once the applicable waiting period ends.
Option D
Remarriage after the applicable waiting period is the recognised rule.
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