Can A Woman Go Out During Her Waiting Period?
Darussalam · Volume 3
10. The ChaptersOn DivorceSunan Ibn Majah Darussalam English translation
الحديث: 2034 ¦ الجزء: 1 ¦ الصفحة: 656
Source no. 2034 · Volume 5 · Page 34
Sahih
صحيح، الإرواء (٢١٣٤) ، الصحيحة (٧٢٣)
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2034. It was narrated that Jâbir bin ‘Abdullâh said: “My maternal aunt was divorced, and she wanted to collect the harvest from her date-palm trees. A man rebuked her for going out to the trees. She went to the Prophet ﷺ, who said: ‘No, go and collect the harvest from your trees, for perhaps you will give some in charity or do a good deed with it.’”’ (Sahih)
2034 - حَدَّثَنَا سُفْيَانُ بْنُ وَكِيعٍ قَالَ: حَدَّثَنَا رَوْحٌ، ح وحَدَّثَنَا أَحْمَدُ بْنُ مَنْصُورٍ قَالَ: حَدَّثَنَا حَجَّاجُ بْنُ مُحَمَّدٍ، جَمِيعًا عَنِ ابْنِ جُرَيْجٍ قَالَ: أَخْبَرَنِي أَبُو الزُّبَيْرِ، عَنْ جَابِرِ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ، قَالَ: طُلِّقَتْ خَالَتِي، فَأَرَادَتْ أَنْ تَجُدَّ نَخْلَهَا، فَزَجَرَهَا رَجُلٌ أَنْ تَخْرُجَ إِلَيْهِ، فَأَتَتِ النَّبِيَّ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ، فَقَالَ: «بَلَى، فَجُدِّي نَخْلَكِ، فَإِنَّكِ عَسَى أَنْ تَصَدَّقِي، أَوْ تَفْعَلِي مَعْرُوفًا»
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A woman is allowed to go out of her house during her waiting period if there is a dire and extreme need for her to do so. Had Jâbir's maternal aunt not been allowed to pick fruit from her orchard, it would have gone to waste. Therefore, she had to step out of her house for the safety of the seasonal harvest. It is inappropriate to step outside of the home for minor things. Likewise she should not go to visit a relative or to attend a wedding or any occasions of grief, because these things are not of extreme necessity.