مسائل المنتخبه (Articles Of Islamic Acts) - الخوئي، السيد أبوالقاسم - الصفحة ٥٢٨ - IDDAH OF DIVORCE

of divorce. The waiting period of a woman is that when her husband divorces her while she is free of menses she should wait till she has mensestwice and then is purified. Thereafter, as soon as she has menses for the third time her waiting period comes to an end and she can marry again. In case. however, a husbanddivorces his wife before having sexual intercourse with her there is no waiting period for her and she can marry another man immediately after being divorced by her husband.
٢٥٢١. If a woman, who does not have menstrual discharge. is of the age of women who have menstrual discharge, and her husband divorces her after sexual intercourse,she should observe iddah for three months after divorce.
٢٥٢٢. If a woman whose iddah is of three months is divorced on the first of a month she should observe iddah for three lunar months (i.e. for three months from thetime the moon is sighted). And if she is divorced during the month she should observe iddah for two months thereafter and for as many days of the fourth month as are short ofthe first month so that the total may come to three months. For example, if she is divorce on the ٢٠th of the month at the time of sunset and that month is of ٢٩ days sheshould observe iddah for nine days of that month and the two months following it and for twenty days of the fourth month. And the recommended precaution is that in the fourthmonth she should observe iddah for twenty one days so that the total number of the days of the first month and the fourth month comes to thirty.
٢٥٢٣. If a pregnant woman is divorced her iddah lasts till the birth or abortion of the child. Hence, if, for example, she gives birth to a child one hour afterbeing divorced, her iddah comes to an end.
٢٥٢٤. If a woman who has completed nine years of age and is not menopause contracts a fixed time marriage (for example, if she marries a man for a period of onemonth or one year)