Chapter on the Inheritance of a Woman Whose Husband Has Passed Away

لَهَا الْمِيرَاثُ كَامِلًا وَ عَلَيْهَا الْعِدَّةُ أَرْبَعَةُ أَشْهُرٍ وَ عَشْراً وَ إِنْ كَانَ سَمَّى لَهَا مَهْراً يَعْنِي صَدَاقاً فَلَهَا نِصْفُهُ وَ إِنْ لَمْ يَكُنْ سَمَّى لَهَا مَهْراً فَلَا مَهْرَ لَهَا[2].

I asked Imam (as) about a man who marries a woman and then dies before consummating the marriage with her. Imam (as) said: "She is entitled to the full inheritance, and she must observe the waiting period (iddah) of four months and ten days. If he had specified a dowry (mahr) for her, she is entitled to half of it. How

وَ قَالَ ع فِي حَدِيثٍ آخَرَ إِنْ كَانَ دَخَلَ بِهَا فَلَهَا الصَّدَاقُ كَامِلًا[3].

Hadith.5672 - And Imam (as) said in another narration: "If he had consummated the marriage with her, then she is entitled to the full dowry (ṣadaq)."

لَهُ رَجُلٌ تَزَوَّجَ امْرَأَةً بِحُكْمِهَا فَمَاتَ قَبْلَ أَنْ تَحْكُمَ قَالَ لَيْسَ لَهَا صَدَاقٌ وَ هِيَ تَرِثُهُ‌[4].

I asked Imam (as) about a man who married a woman according to her own condition (by her terms), but he died before she could set the conditions. Imam (as) said: "She is not entitled to a dowry (ṣadaq), but she inherits from him."