Chapter on the Divorce of a Woman Who Has Not Been Consummated and the Ruling on a Woman Whose Husband Passes Away Before or After Consummation
Man Lā Yaḥḍuruh al-Faqīh|Volume 3|Book 4|Chapter 6
Man Lā Yaḥḍuruh al-Faqīh
Volume 3, Book 4, Chapter 6
Chapter on the Divorce of a Woman Who Has Not Been Consummated and the Ruling on a Woman Whose Husband Passes Away Before or After Consummation
وَ سَأَلَ عَمَّارٌ اَلسَّابَاطِيُّ أَبَا عَبْدِ اَللَّهِ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ: عَنِ اَلْمَرْأَةِ يَمُوتُ عَنْهَا زَوْجُهَا هَلْ يَحِلُّ لَهَا أَنْ تَخْرُجَ مِنْ مَنْزِلِهَا فِي عِدَّتِهَا قَالَ "نَعَمْ تَخْتَضِبُ وَ تَدَّهِنُ وَ تَكْتَحِلُ وَ تَمْتَشِطُ وَ تَصْبَغُ وَ تَلْبَسُ اَلْمُصَبَّغَ وَ تَصْنَعُ مَا شَاءَتْ بِغَيْرِ زِينَةٍ لِزَوْجٍ".
Ammar al-Sabati asked Abu Abdullah عليه السلام about a woman whose husband has passed away. He inquired whether it is permissible for her to leave her house during her waiting period (iddah). The Imam عليه السلام replied: "Yes, she may apply henna, use oils, apply kohl, comb her hair, dye it, wear colored clothing, and do whatever she wishes as long as it is not for adornment intended for a husband."
- Ṣaḥīḥ al-Faqīh