Getting married without observing iddat
Question
I have a sister. She was married then her husband gave her talaaq. She supposed to sit in idda for 3 months. She told us she did, but unfortunately she didn't sit in iddah. She lied to us and now she is already married to someone else. Is her second marriage valid?
Answer
If the period of iddat had passed and thereafter she married, the nikaah will be valid.
And Allah Ta'ala (الله تعالى) knows best.
- Answered by
- Mufti Zakaria Makada
- Checked & approved by
- Mufti Ebrahim Salejee (Isipingo Beach)
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