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Could you please confirm if it is permissible for a woman in Iddat to travel from one of her homes to another?
Sayyed Mohammad Al-Musawi

Yes it is permissible for her to travel but with keeping all the Islamic rules of Iddah.

Wassalam.
I did Mutah with a girl without being sure of the applicability of the Iddah on her as she had been away from her husband for 4 months. I was also not aware that marrying someone during the Iddah makes us both Haram for each other. What should I do now?
Zaid Alsalami

Bismihi ta'ala

The question you are asking is not very clear.

Are you saying 4 months of 'iddah of divorce, after her husband had officially divorced her?

If this was the case, her 'iddah is 3 menstrual cycles.

Or are you saying she was away from her husband, and Islamic divorce was not officially conducted, but due to her absence from him, you considered her to be divorced by default and the 4 months as an 'iddah. 

If this is the case, she is not divorced, and she had no 'iddah, and your mut'ah with her was invalid, and you are not allowed to ever be with her. 

What you should do is avoid any relationship with her until you can verify the information and the circumstances, and then act accordingly, in shaa Allah. 

And Allah knows best. 
If a woman gets a Khulah, what is her waiting period considering the fact that she had a total hysterectomy and cannot have any children?
Zaid Alsalami

Bismihi ta'ala

As long as she is under the age of "ya`s" or shar'i menopause, then she must observe 'iddah, which for her is not three menstrual cycles, but rather three full months. 

In fiqh, a woman who is in the age of menstruating, but does not menstruate, she is referred to as mustarabah.  Of course, it would be a good idea for her to refer  to the specific view of her Marja' taqleed. 

And Allah knows best. 
Does the Iddah period start right after the official court divorce or does it start with some other event?
Zaid Alsalami

Bismihi ta'ala

The 'iddah period for an Islamic divorce is 3 menstrual cycles, or 3 months if a woman is within the age of menstrual cycle but does not menstruate, or delivery of a child if she is pregnant. 

The 'iddah takes effect and commences when the shar'i divorce is conducted. If the court divorce is also an Islamic shar'i court, then it would have that effect as well.

However, if it is a civil/legal divorce, and not a shar'i divorce, she is still Islamically married to her husband and they must initiate procedure of Islamic divorce for her to commence her 'iddah. 

And Allah knows best.