A widow in mourning doing the regular housework

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A: First, there is nothing wrong for a widow in mourning to go to the nearby farm. Second, she may wash her clothes and her children's clothes with soap and handle uncooked meat. Third, a woman whose husband dies is not allowed to leave her home to visit or travel until her `Iddah of four months and ten days has expired. Fourth, each one of the two widows must mourn for her husband for four months and ten days if she is not pregnant. If she is pregnant, her `Iddah ends when she gives birth. It is impermissible to divide the `Iddah period between the two widows. May Allah grant us success. May peace and blessings of Allah be upon our Prophet Muhammad, his family and Companions!