Fatwa #1526125 May 2007South Africa
When does the Iddat time commence from?
Question
i would like to know if idat traspires the time immediately after the talaaq
which was 16yrs ago but the talaaq was only confirmed by the moulana it was a talaaq 16ysr ago
does one perform idat now or has one already performed
whether or not they were aware
shukran
Answer
In the name of Allah, Most Gracious, Most Merciful
Assalaamu `alaykum waRahmatullahi Wabarakatoh
The iddat expired at the time when the talaaq was issued. Therefore the iddat is completed. (Bazzaziyah) (Raddul Muhtar, vol 3, pg 520) (Hidayah 1, pg 425) (Fathul Qadeer, vol 4, pg 154-155).
However, one should make Taubah and Istighfaar for not observing the laws of iddat at that time
And Allah knows best
Wassalam
Ml. Ya'qoob Dadabhai,
Student Darul Iftaa
Checked and Approved by:
Mufti Ebrahim Desai
Darul Iftaa