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
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.