To Wed a Woman with whom Made Marriage Contract within Waiting Period
Issue No. 2052- If a man contracts marriage with a woman who is in the ‘iddah period of another man, and if the man and the woman both know, or any one of them knows that she is in ‘iddah and also knows that marrying a woman during this state is haram, that woman will become haram for the man forever, irrespective of whether he has had sexual intercourse with her or not. However, if none of them knew that she was in ‘iddah nor did they know that contracting marriage during ‘iddah is haram, if they have had sexual intercourse with each other, the woman becomes haram to him forever, and if they have not had sexual intercourse, she does not become haram to him and they can marry each other after the ‘iddah. If their agent had executed the marriage formula on their behalf instead of them doing it directly themselves, they will not became haram forever in either of the two cases and can get married after the ‘iddah.
