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Where the wife is not pregnant, the period of iddat in case of death of husband is

A widow who is not pregnant must observe iddat of four months and ten days from the husband's death. If she is pregnant, iddat lasts until delivery (under Shia law, until…

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Where the wife is not pregnant, the period of iddat in case of death of husband is

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A widow who is not pregnant must observe iddat of four months and ten days from the husband's death. If she is pregnant, iddat lasts until delivery (under Shia law, until the later of delivery or four months and ten days).

Three months, or three menstrual courses, is the iddat on divorce, not on death.

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