Divorce of a Pregnant Woman

“Abu ‘ Abd Allah (a.s.), has said, ‘A pregnant woman is divorced once.’”

“Abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), has said, ‘Divorce of a pregnant woman is once and her waiting period is the closest of the two periods, (that is, childbirth or three months).’”

“Abu Ja‘far (a.s.), has said, ‘Divorce of a pregnant woman is one and when she gives birth to what is inside her, she becomes stranger to him.’”

“Abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), has said, ‘A pregnant woman is divorced once.’”

“Abu Ja‘far (a.s.), has said, ‘Divorce of a pregnant woman is one and when she gives birth she become stranger to him.’”

“Abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), has said, ‘Divorce of a pregnant woman is one and her waiting period is childbirth, if it is the nearer of the two.’”

“I once asked him (the Imam) (a.s.), about the divorce of a pregnant woman. He (the Imam) said, ‘It is one and her waiting period is childbirth.’”

“Abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), has said, ‘Divorce of a pregnant woman is one and her waiting period ends with childbirth if it is the nearer of the two.’”

“I once asked abu al-Hassan (a.s.), about the case of a woman who is pregnant: if her husband divorces her and she gives birth prematurely or by abortion or it is just a lump. He (the Imam) said, ‘Whatever she gives birth to shows that she was pregnant, complete or not. Her waiting period is complete even if it is a lump.”’

“I once asked abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), about the case of a man who divorces his pregnant wife with two children in her womb. She gives birth to one and one remains. He (the Imam) said, ‘She becomes stranger with the birth of one child and she is not lawful for marriage until the birth of the other child.’”*

“Abu Ja‘far (a.s.), has said, ‘If a woman is divorced when she is pregnant her waiting period is childbirth even if she gives birth in the same hour.’”

“I once asked abu Ja‘far (a.s.), about the divorce of a pregnant woman. He (the Imam) said, ‘She is divorced once for waiting period by months and in the presence of witnesses.’ I then asked, ‘Can he go back to her?’ He (the Imam) said, ‘Yes, she is his wife.’ (I then asked,) ‘What happens if he revokes the divorce, then decides to divorce once more?’ He (the Imam) said, ‘He cannot divorce until a month passes after he has touched her.’ I then asked, ’What happens if he divorces for the second time and arranges for witness about his revoking the divorce and touches her? Then he divorces for the third time in the presence of witnesses for waiting period of every month; if she becomes stranger like the woman who is divorced with waiting period because of which she is not lawful for her husband until she marries another man?’ He (the Imam) said, ‘Yes, it can happen.’ I then asked, ‘What is her waiting period?’ He (the Imam) said, ‘Her waiting period is giving birth to what is in her womb; then she becomes lawful for whoever wants to marry her.’”