What is the required waiting period (*turbus*) for a male slave whose wife is missing?

General Chapter

Al-Mughni

Book of Waiting Periods ('Iddah)

Book 44 · Issue 2 · Bab 1

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Primary text

If the missing husband is an enslaved male, and his wife is a free woman, her waiting period is the same as that of a free woman married to a free man. If his wife is an enslaved woman, her waiting period is the same as that of an enslaved woman married to a free man. This is because the waiting period is considered relative to the woman, not the man, as is the waiting period established due to absence.

Supporting text

It is reported from Al-Zuhri and Malik that the waiting period for him is half the term stipulated for a free man.