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١٤٥ 145 Concerning Waiting Periods reprieve. How could he, when God has furnished authorities for situations similar to this for His creatures that prove His imposition of the obligation to obey the Prophet, and clearly stated in what position He put him in regard to the receipt of revelations, His religion, and the people of His religion? Concerning Waiting Periods God said: «Those of you who are taken in death and leave wives, the wives shall wait by themselves for four months and ten days»223 and «Divorced women shall wait by themselves for three menstrual cycles»224 and «With those of your women who have reached menopause, if you have doubts, their waiting period is three months; likewise the barren. For pregnant women, the period shall be until they give birth.»225 A certain scholar has said: “God has made it necessary for the widow to wait four months and ten days, and He mentioned that the term for the pregnant woman lasts until she give birth. If, however, she combines both pregnancy and widowhood, she should fulfill both waiting periods simultaneously just as she should simultaneously fulfill any two other obligations to which she is subject, in my view.” When God’s Emissary said to Subayʿah bint al-Ḥārith, who had given birth a few days after her husband’s death, “You are lawful, so marry!” that indicated that the waiting periods for widowhood and divorce that are measured in menstrual cycles and months were intended only for women who were not pregnant. If there is a pregnancy, then no other waiting period applies. 243 244 ١٤٦ 146 ١ ´¦  îQ    pI1 L  WT * +,  ô  õ s  L  ù K L  # R  F  p G I  L Ä8L DE C Só F¡‡ OˆF  [Lšuf [L  v wL DE C ST F  F  Y [L ãó L œL DE C Só F¡‡ Oˆ F¸ [L DE L² i L# L DE C Só F¡‡ OˆF ¸ L– L  78L DE C Só F¡‡ Oˆ F  [L‰ L ð, F # C Só F¡‡ OˆC   Lšuf L›œ C Z L‚1L  F»¥}  [ z{ d±  I  Ö   C Só F¡‡ OˆL #̧/ üL´L   F  Z [L§ L ð, F # L DE L   G I J  [L 6“” L  Wñ R  L L  01 ST F  FV [L DE L² i L# L DE C Só F¡‡ OˆL C Æ  L 6“”C WX L#    xL  [L    F Só F¡‡ Oˆ F  [L‰ L ð, F # L DE L  Z C€ i F #k l m n oR  F  p G I  L Ä8L DE L23 4 L  Ì   L  L (ƐL ‘ C ST F HI C 3uf L  v w L " C DE FVDE F‡ OˆL¸ C Só L¡ ŽL#  G I  Ö   L  L g˜L  bV C ST F HI C 3uf L  v w L "   xL  [L  R  F Só F¡‡ OˆL #̧ ü  L´L    L  01 C Só F¡ N 2O L WXDE F ² : F i  ô L  õ s    xL  [L  R  F Só F¡‡ OˆF   L #¹Q oL º8L ! L DE C $& G I  Ö    L 01 L  L #  L   C   G I  C€ i F #k l m n oR  L  C   L žŸ C DE F’ L | C  } : L Ž L# L DE C Só F¡‡ OˆL  [Lšuf C–“” L#  C L 01 L  L  P%Q L  R F ST F  L #V L– C  78 L#  F de L # f– [Lšuf L v wL DE C Só F¡‡ OˆC   Lšuf L›œ L ù K/ G I  F € i C ST F  F  Y [L 6ï C ‘ L#  L Z C ߇ Oˆ L uf L 01 / G I1 Lk l m n o L #  L  ü  G I¦L  îQ R  L L 01 F  Z [L îQ L–“” C· : F " C  R  L DE㻌䘳 â I¼ï L ! iL  WX£ !DE F’K L  >œ LŽ L  Ò 2ªL  L z{ R  LŽ L #  L¨K L•uf L´ L  L IŠ : L  ÚE [L Á F‚1L W C  ò L  œL  L ´ LµÔ” C· : F +, C Só F¡‡ Oˆ L¸[L DE C q1 L# L žŸ C DE F’ L 6 C ¹Q Lº8 Ž L# C ST F L  [L "L L ! L DE  G I1C Só F¡‡ Oˆ L¸ L de L fv w F # L DE C Só F¡‡ OˆC   Lšuf L›œ L  L z{ R  L  Z [L µ L ç  L 01 L L žŸ C ST F HI C  îQ L–“” [LL    G I¼ï L  ^   C...

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