Chapter on Divorce According to the Sunnah
Man Lā Yaḥḍuruh al-Faqīh|Volume 3|Book 4|Chapter 2
وَ كَتَبَ مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ اَلْحَسَنِ اَلصَّفَّارُ رَضِيَ اَللَّهُ عَنْهُ إِلَى أَبِي مُحَمَّدٍ اَلْحَسَنِ بْنِ عَلِيٍّ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ: فِي اِمْرَأَةٍ طَلَّقَهَا زَوْجُهَا وَ لَمْ يُجْرِ عَلَيْهَا اَلنَّفَقَةَ لِلْعِدَّةِ وَ هِيَ مُحْتَاجَةٌ هَلْ يَجُوزُ لَهَا أَنْ تَخْرُجَ وَ تَبِيتَ عَنْ مَنْزِلِهَا لِلْعَمَلِ وَ اَلْحَاجَةِ فَوَقَّعَ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ "لاَ بَأْسَ بِذَلِكَ إِذَا عَلِمَ اَللَّهُ اَلصِّحَّةَ مِنْهَا".
Muhammad ibn Al-Hasan Al-Saffar (may Allah سبحانه وتعالى be pleased with him) wrote to Imam Abu Muhammad Al-Hasan ibn Ali عليه السلام asking about a woman who was divorced by her husband, and he did not provide her with maintenance (nafaqah) during her waiting period (ʿiddah) while she was in need. "Is it permissible for her to leave and spend nights away from her home for work and to fulfill her needs?" Imam عليه السلام replied in writing: "There is no harm in that if Allah knows her intention is sincere."
- Ṣaḥīḥ al-Faqīh