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Summary
Malik says the practice here is that a free woman whose husband has died waits four months and ten days. If she doubts her menstrual cycle, and fears pregnancy, she may not remarry until she has cleared herself of that doubt. 1
Place in the museum
Belongs to the Muwatta, Book of Marriage. Source: the Muwatta. Mentions Malik ibn Anas. Built on in the chapters on marriage.
Connections
- Part of
- Muwatta, Book of Marriage (nikah)
- Mentions
- Malik ibn Anas
- Basis for
- Nikah (marriage)
People and things also explored
Muwatta 1491· Muwatta 1495· Muwatta 1496· Muwatta 1510· Muwatta 1512· Muwatta 1513· Muwatta 1515· Muwatta 1519
Sources
- Muwatta, recension of Yahya ibn Yahya al-Laythi (ed. Bashar Awwad Ma'ruf) , p.43
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islam.museum contributors. “Muwatta 1533”. islam.museum, https://islam.museum/en/passage/muwatta-14-1533/. CC BY-SA 4.0. Last updated 2026-10-17.