Invalidation of Marriage because of Apostasy and Related Rules
Issue No. 2097- If a Muslim man who is born from Muslim parents becomes an apostate and denies Allah or the Prophet Muhammad (ṣ), or denies one of the indisputable commandments of Islam, likedenial of prayer and fasting being obligatory, in a manner that the denial entails denial of Allah or the Prophet (ṣ), his marriage becomes revoked, and his wife should separate from him and observe ‘iddah for death, that is, she should observe the waiting period of a woman whose husband has died. Once the ‘iddah period is over, she can marry another man. If she has reached the age of menopause or has not yet had sexual intercourse with her husband, it is not necessary for her to observe ‘iddah.
