Question 1800: If a virgin has had sexual intercourse during a temporary marriage, can she be considered a widow? And is the marriage valid under the status of a widow?
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Ayatollah Khamenei (may God protect him):
A virgin is someone who has not lost her hymen through a valid legal marriage, and it is obligatory to obtain the permission of her guardian. A widow is someone who has lost her hymen through a valid legal marriage.
Source: Special Inquiry.
Ayatollah Sistani (may God protect him):
A virgin is someone whose husband has not had intercourse with her. Therefore, if a woman was married and her husband died or divorced her before consummation, she is considered a virgin. Similarly, if she lost her hymen through means other than sexual intercourse, such as a fall or similar incidents, she is still considered a virgin. However, if she lost it through adultery or questionable intercourse, she is treated as a virgin.
A widow is someone who has been previously married in a valid manner and has had sexual intercourse, either vaginally or anally.
Source: Minhaj al-Salihin, Vol. 3, Section 70 + Fiqh for expatriates, marrying a non-virgin girl.
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