What is the ruling if a woman menstruates three times and subsequently gives birth six months after completing her waiting period?

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Al-Mughni

Book of Waiting Periods ('Iddah)

Book 44 · Issue 4 · Bab 1

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If a woman menstruates three times and then gives birth six months after the completion of her waiting period, the birth is attributed to a new event occurring after the waiting period has been duly completed. Her initial observance of the three periods and subsequent waiting period are ruled valid, and the child is considered a later occurrence.