{"_id":"684af2c3d59e413de961a364","title":"{\"ops\":[{\"insert\":\"What happens during the iddah period of a revocable divorce?\\n\"}]}","question":"{\"ops\":[{\"insert\":\"During the iddah period of a couple’s first divorce, are the husband and wife still married? Can they see the awrah of one another? Do they live in the same house or does the husband have to leave immediately? What if they are intimate or even just kiss? Does that mean they have taken each other back? \\n\"}]}","answer":"{\"ops\":[{\"insert\":\"If a husband issues a first or second divorce, this is considered a revocable divorce (ṭalāq rajʿī). The couple is divorced and the husband has the right to take his wife back (rujūʿ) at any time before the ʿiddah period ends.\\n\\nThe wife must observe her ʿiddah in a separate residence, and it is not permissible for the husband and wife to continue living under the same roof. Even if they sleep in different rooms, cohabitation is not allowed.\\n\\nThey may not look at each other’s ʿawrah or be physically intimate during this time, unless the husband explicitly takes her back through a valid rujūʿ. In the Shāfiʿī school, intimacy alone (like kissing or seclusion) does not count as taking her back. A verbal statement of rujūʿ is required. However, other schools, like the Hanafi school, may consider physical closeness or seclusion during ʿiddah as a form of implied rujūʿ.\\n\\nIf this is a real-life case and you need further guidance, please submit a fatwa consultation form.\\n\"}]}","tags":[{"_id":"668da0150b76658b4c232daf","tag":"Relationships: Spouse","count":42},{"_id":"66df51d76df6cc867de7a6ca","tag":"Marriage: Intimacy and Conception","count":39},{"_id":"668d9ff10b76658b4c2329bc","tag":"Marriage: Divorce","count":24},{"_id":"668da0280b76658b4c232fac","tag":"Relationships: Ex-Spouse","count":5}],"createdOn":"2025-06-12T15:31:15.323Z"}