Inheritance of Women Divorced during Illness or without Illness

“Abu Ja‘far (a.s.), has said, ‘If a woman is divorced and the husband dies during her ‘Iddah (waiting period), she is no stranger to him and she inherits as long as she has not experienced her second cycle of Hayd (menses) after the first two time divorces. When she is divorced for the third time, then she does not receive any legacy from her husband and he does not inherit anything from her.’”

“I once asked abu Ja‘far (a.s.), about the case of a man who divorces his wife. He (the Imam) said, ‘She inherits him and he inherits her as long as he has the right to go back to her.’”

“Abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), has said, ‘When a man in good health divorces his wife as such wherein he does not have the right to go back to her, she then does not inherit him and he does not inherit her legacy.’ He (the Imam) said, ‘If he in a divorce has the right to go back to her then she inherits him and he inherits her until she experiences the third cycle of her Hayd (menses).”’

“About the case of a man who in good health divorces his wife twice, then divorces for the third time when he is ill, abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), has said, ‘She inherits him as long as he is ill even if his illness lasts for one year.’”

“Abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), has said, ‘If a man during his illness divorces his wife she inherits him during that illness even if her ‘Iddah (waiting period) is complete unless he recovers from that illness.’ I then asked, ‘What happens if the illness prolongs?’ He (the Imam) said, ‘It is from that time (divorce) up to one year.’”

“Abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), has said, ‘She inherits him but he does not inherit her (if divorce takes place in his illness) when ‘Iddah (waiting period) is complete.’”

“About the case of a man who is ill and divorces his wife, abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), has said, ‘If he dies from that illness and she stays for him unmarried, she inherits him, but if she has married then she has accepted what he has done, thus, there is no inheritance for her.’”