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3335. It was narrated from Abū Sa'eed Al-Khudrī that the Prophet of Allāh ﷺ sent an army to Awṭās. They met the enemy, fought them, and prevailed over them. They acquired female prisoners who had husbands among the idolaters. The Muslims felt reluctant to be intimate with them. Then Allāh, the Mighty and Sublime revealed: "Also (forbidden are) women already married, except those (slaves) whom your right hands possess,[2] meaning, this is permissible for you once they have completed their Iddah. (Sahīh)
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1. 'The Muslims felt reluctant' because they were married, and their husbands were alive.
2. 'Completed their Iddah': And this waiting period is one menstrual cycle. If the menses start, sexual intercourse would be permitted when it ends. But if the menses stop coming, it would be indicative of pregnancy. Until the childbirth, sexual intercourse is not permitted, nor marriage.
