What Is the Reason behind the Idda Period after a Divorce?- Shaykh Abdul-Rahim Reasat


Answered by Shaykh Abdul-Rahim Reasat

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What is the reason behind the idda period after a divorce?

Shaykh Abdul-Rahim Reasat explains the wisdom and reasons behind the ‘idda (waiting period) prescribed for women after a divorce in Islam.

Shaykh Abdul-Rahim Reasat pursued Arabic Grammar and Morphology alongside his English and History degree. Post-graduation, he deepened his studies in Damascus, learning Arabic, Hanafi Fiqh, Theology, and more under notable scholars like Shaykh Adnan Darwish and Shaykh Rashad Shams. He continued in Amman, expanding into Tafsir, Hadith, Prophetic Biography, and other Islamic sciences, guided by teachers such as Shaykh Ali Hani and Dr. Hamza al-Bakri.