Fatwa ID: 06457

Answered by: Maulana Nazrul Islam

Question:

A woman committed adultery during her iddah. Did doing adultery affect the validity of her iddah?

This happened several years ago. The woman has now repented. Can she now remarry? Islamically is her divorce finalized? Was her divorce affected by this horrible act?

In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful

Answer:

There’s no Iddat for a Zaniah (a woman who committed adultery), according to Imam Abu Hanifa R.A. (1)

The previous divorce is valid and finalized.

She is free to remarry, and her future marriage will be valid.

Only Allah knows best.

Written by Maulana Nazrul Islam

Checked and approved by Mufti Mohammed Tosir Miah

Darul Ifta Birmingham

(1)لَا تَجِبُ الْعِدَّةُ عَلَى الزَّانِيَةِ وَهَذَا قَوْلُ أَبِي حَنِيفَةَ وَمُحَمَّدٍ رَحِمَهُمَا اللَّهُ تَعَالَى كَذَا فِي شَرْحِ الطَّحَاوِيِّ.

الفتاوى الهندية ،ج١، ص٥٢٦، دار الفكر