Waiting Period of Permanent and Temporary Marriage

Q: How long is a woman’s waiting period of the mut‘ah marriage and the permanent one?

A: After divorce, a non-pregnant woman who had consummated her marriage should wait up to the end of her third period1 of purity if she is at the menstruating age and does menstruate. Just part of the first purity is enough to consider it as the first one while for the last two the woman should observe them all until she starts the 3rd menses. If the woman is at the menstruating age but she suffers amenorrhea (does not menstruate), her waiting period equals three months.

The mut‘ah waiting period for a non-pregnant woman, who had consummated her marriage is to experience two complete menstrual periods if she is at the menstruating age and does menstruate, while it is 45 days for that who does not menstruate in spite of the fact that she is at the menstruating age.