I did Mutah with a girl without being sure of the applicability of the Iddah on her as she had been away from her husband for 4 months. I was also not aware that marrying someone during the Iddah makes us both Haram for each other. What should I do now?
I did Mutah with a girl without being sure of the applicability of the Iddah on her as she had been away from her husband for 4 months. I was also not aware that marrying someone during the Iddah makes us both Haram for each other. What should I do now?
Zaid Alsalami, Shaykh Dr Zaid Alsalami is an Iraqi born scholar, raised in Australia. He obtained a BA from Al-Mustafa University, Qom, and an MA from the Islamic College in London. He also obtained a PhD from... Answered 1 year ago
Bismihi ta'ala
The question you are asking is not very clear.
Are you saying 4 months of 'iddah of divorce, after her husband had officially divorced her?
If this was the case, her 'iddah is 3 menstrual cycles.
Or are you saying she was away from her husband, and Islamic divorce was not officially conducted, but due to her absence from him, you considered her to be divorced by default and the 4 months as an 'iddah.
If this is the case, she is not divorced, and she had no 'iddah, and your mut'ah with her was invalid, and you are not allowed to ever be with her.
What you should do is avoid any relationship with her until you can verify the information and the circumstances, and then act accordingly, in shaa Allah.
And Allah knows best.