What is the ruling when only the husband knows the wife is observing 'Iddah?
General Chapter
Al-Mughni
Book of Waiting Periods ('Iddah)
Primary text
If the husband knows the wife is observing 'Iddah while she is ignorant of it, the husband is subject to the *hadd* penalty for fornication, and the dower is obligatory upon him. However, no legal lineage is established for any offspring.