A woman in 'idda going out into the courtyard

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Question: May a woman in the 'idda of widowhood go into the courtyard of a shared house? In “Qadi Khan”, vol. 1, p. 102, it says: [ar]وللمعتدة الخروج إلى صحن الدار، فإن كانت الدار مشتملة على بيوت وفي كل بيت أهل لا تخرج إلى صحن الدار[/ar] “A woman in 'idda may go out into the courtyard of the house; but if the house comprises several rooms (buyut) and each room has its own occupants, she does not go out into the courtyard of the house.” In “Fath al-Qadir”, vol. 3, p.

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For a woman in the 'idda of widowhood it is permissible, according to need and necessity, to go into the courtyard of a shared house, to go out of her dwelling, and also to spend part of the night elsewhere: [ar]والمتوفى عنها زوجها لا بأس بأن تتغيب عن بيتها أقل من نصف الليل، قال شمس الأئمة الحلواني: وهذا الرواية صحيحة اهـ[/ar] “There is no harm in a woman whose husband has…

Source: Fatawa Mahmudiyya

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