Is the waiting period (*iddah*) of a revocably divorced woman a defect in a female slave?

Chapter on Selling the Musarrah (Animal with milk retained in udder)

Al-Mughni

Book of Sales

Book 12 · Issue 11 · Bab 5

Open in Qurani

Primary text

The *iddah* of a revocably divorced woman (*raj'iyyah*) is a defect because she is considered a wife, and it is uncertain whether the master will reinstate the marital bond.