What is the waiting period for a menstruating woman whose menstrual cycle ceases without a known cause?

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Al-Mughni

Book of Waiting Periods ('Iddah)

Book 44 · Issue 4 · Bab 1

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If a woman who normally menstruates experiences cessation of her periods and the reason for the cessation is unknown, her waiting period ('Iddah) is nine months, calculated as a presumption of pregnancy.