Muwatta MalikChapter 29Hadith 1219
Full Sharh — Muwatta Malik 1219
Maqtu Sahih
وَحَدَّثَنِي عَنْ مَالِكٍ، أَنَّهُ سَمِعَ ابْنَ شِهَابٍ، يَقُولُ عِدَّةُ الْمُطَلَّقَةِ الأَقْرَاءُ وَإِنْ تَبَاعَدَتْ .
English Translation
Yahya related to me from Malik that he heard Ibn Shihab say, "The idda of the divorced woman is reckoned by the menstrual cycles even if she is estranged ." (The reason the idda is normally reckoned by the menstrual cycle is to see whether the woman is pregnant or not)
Source
Muwatta Malik(موطأ مالك)
Divorce
Hadith Number
1219
Grade
Maqtu Sahih