it. For this reason, mourning is permitted here by consensus. Thus, if we say that mourning is binding upon her, two things become obligatory for her: refraining from perfume and adornment for herself, according to what we have previously established regarding them (3). She is not prohibited from wearing a niqab, nor from observing her waiting period in a place other than her home; for this reason, the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) commanded Fatimah bint Qays to observe her waiting period in the house of Ibn Umm Maktum (4), as we shall mention, if Allah Almighty wills.

Section: If the woman who has been irrevocably divorced (al-mabtutah) is pregnant, maintenance and housing are obligatory for her, according to a single narration, and we know of no disagreement among the scholars regarding this. If she is not pregnant, there are two narrations concerning her. One is that this is not obligatory for her; this is the view of Ibn 'Abbas, Jabir, and it is the view stated by 'Ata', Tawus, al-Hasan (5), 'Amr ibn Maymun, 'Ikrimah, Ishaq, Abu Thawr, and Dawud. The second is that it is obligatory for her; this is the view of Ibn Mas'ud, Ibn 'Umar, 'A'ishah, Sa'id ibn al-Musayyib, al-Qasim, Salim, Abu Bakr ibn 'Abd al-Rahman, Kharijah ibn Zayd, Sulayman ibn Yasar, Malik, al-Thawri, al-Shafi'i, and the People of Opinion (Ashab al-Ra'y), based on the statement of Allah Almighty: "Do not turn them out of their houses, nor should they leave, unless they commit a clear immorality" (6). And He Almighty said: "Lodge them where you dwell, according to your means, and do not harm them to straiten them. And if they are pregnant, spend on them until they deliver their burden" (7). Thus, He obligated housing for them absolutely, then specified the pregnant woman regarding spending on her. Our evidence is what Fatimah bint Qays narrated, that Abu 'Amr ibn Hafs divorced her irrevocably (al-battah) while he was absent. He sent his agent to her with barley, and she became angry at it. He said: "By Allah, you have nothing from us." She came to the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) and mentioned that to him. He said to her: "You have no maintenance and no housing from him." He commanded her to observe her waiting period in the house of Umm Sharik, then said: "That is a woman whose..."