the night is a time prone to corruption, unlike the day, which is a time for fulfilling needs, earning a livelihood, and purchasing what is necessary. If a right is due from her that cannot be fulfilled except through her presence—such as an oath or a prescribed punishment (hadd)—and she is a woman of seclusion (dhat khidr), the judge shall send someone to her to fulfill the right from her within her residence. If she is a woman who goes out (barzah) (72), it is permissible to bring her to court to fulfill it; once she has finished, she shall return to her residence.
Section (73): A slave woman is like a free woman regarding mourning (ihdad) and observing the waiting period in the house, except that her residence during the waiting period is like her residence during the lifetime of her husband. Her master has the right to keep her during the day and send her out at night. If he sends her out both night and day, she shall observe her waiting period entirely within the house, and the heirs must provide her with accommodation (74) in both cases (75), just like a free woman.
Section: A Bedouin woman is like a sedentary woman regarding observing the waiting period in the house where her husband died while she was residing in it. If the settlement moves, she moves with them, because she cannot stay alone. If people other than her own kin move, she is obligated to stay with them (76). If her own kin move, she moves with them, unless there remain in the settlement those with whom she does not fear for herself, in which case she is given the choice between staying and departing. If her kin flee and she becomes afraid, she flees with them; if she feels secure, she stays to fulfill the waiting period in her house.
Section: If the owner of a ship and his wife die on the ship, and she has a residence on land, her ruling is the same as that of a traveler on land, according to what we shall mention. If she has no residence other than it, and she has (77) a cabin (78) in it where she can reside such that she does not intermix with men, and it is possible for her to stay in it such that she is safe in herself and is accompanied by her unmarriageable relative (mahram), it is obligatory upon her to observe her waiting period in it. If she is in a
(72) A barzah woman: A woman who goes out to people, and they sit with her and speak to her, while she remains chaste. (73) This section is omitted from B. (74) In M: "her residence". (75) In the original: "in it". (76) In Al-Sharh al-Kabir: "with her kin". (77) Omitted from B, M. (78) In A: "in it".
