Khaberni - Sheikh Ashraf Abd al-Jawad, one of the scholars of Al-Azhar Al-Sharif, confirmed that a man has a waiting period similar to that of the wife, explaining that the man's waiting period is metaphorical and not in the meaning and concept specific to a woman.
Does a man have a waiting period like a woman?
Sheikh Ashraf Abdel Jawad added, during television statements, that a divorced or widowed woman has a specified waiting period of 4 months and 10 days, and the Holy Quran clarified the woman's waiting period.
The Azhar scholar pointed out that a man who divorces his wife has two situations in which he must wait for the woman's waiting period, and that these matters prevent the man from marrying another woman before the end of the waiting period.
He mentioned that the two cases are "the case of revocable divorce and absentee divorce" because absentee divorce allows the husband the freedom to return to his wife at any time, so it is possible that the husband wants to marry the sister of who was his wife, so in this case, he must wait for the waiting period.
He explained that the second case is if the man is married to 4 women, then upon divorcing one of the four, he must wait for her waiting period to end before marrying a new woman, because if a man marries one before the waiting period of the one he divorced from the four ends, he would then be married to 5, which is against Islamic law.
The Grand Mufti reveals the legal norms for the expiration of the divorced woman's waiting period
Dr. Nazeer Ayad, the Grand Mufti of the Republic, answered a question he received from a citizen, which was: By what does the waiting period of a divorced woman end? He explained via the official site of Dar Al-Ifta that the waiting period varies depending on the condition of the divorced woman, and that its rules are clear in the Holy Quran and the jurisprudential efforts.
The Mufti informed that the waiting period of a pregnant divorced woman ends as soon as she gives birth, even if it occurs the day after the divorce, based on the verse: "For those who are pregnant, their term is until they give birth."
As for a woman who is not pregnant, if she is of menstrual age, her waiting period is three menstrual cycles, provided that this period is not less than sixty days from the date of divorce, explaining that a cycle according to Hanafi jurisprudence is the menstruation itself.
In case the divorced woman is beyond menstrual age, such as those who have reached menopause or the minor who has not yet begun menstruating; then her waiting period is three full lunar months after the divorce.
The Mufti cited the verse: "Divorced women remain in waiting for three periods," and the verse: "And those who have despaired of menstruation among your women, if you doubt, their term is three months, and those that have not menstruated, and for those who are pregnant, their term is that they lay down their burden."
He also referred to what Imam Al-Sarakhsi stated in Al-Mabsut that the waiting period of a pregnant woman ends with childbirth as it is the conclusive evidence of womb's emptiness, and that the waiting period for a woman who has ceased menstruating is three months by the textual decree.
The Mufti noted that the Personal Status Law No. 1 of 2000 stipulates the application of personal status and endowment laws, and in cases not stipulated, the most reliable opinions in the doctrine of Imam Abu Hanifa are followed, along with the application of the law of non-Muslims in their personal status if they are of the same sect and religion, provided that it does not violate public order.
He added that the Court of Cassation confirmed that the minimum duration of the waiting period for a menstruating woman is sixty days, and that her statement is taken regarding the end of her waiting period after an oath.
