It was found that the appearance of texts regarding the application of'iddah only for the wife, can not be separated from the dominance of patriarchal culture among the people of Arabia when the texts were revealed. Currently the situation of social life has undergone many changes. The reduction or even loss of patriarchal domination in some areas brings further demands, namely: "the application of of'iddah equitably, applied not only to the wife, but also for the husband. This demand brings to a study to address two issues. First, how far the argument of urgency 'waiting period (Iddah) for the husband, the second, the concept of' iddah as what needs to be applied to the husband?. By using the second step of the double movement theory Fazlur Rahman gain the findings of this study that there are plenty of reason for applying 'iddah for a husband. Secondly, based on the principle of fairness concept of 'iddah for husband equated with 'the waiting period (Iddah) for both the wife of kinds and duration.

ABSTRAK

Ditemukan fakta bahwa munculnya teks-teks tentang pemberlakuan ‘iddah hanya bagi isteri, tidak lepas dari adanya dominasi budaya patrilineal di kalangan masyarakat Arabia saat teks-teks tersebut diwahyukan. Saat ini situasi kehidupan sosial sudah mengalami banyak perubahan. Berkurangnya atau bahkan hilangnya dominasi patrilineal di beberapa wilayah memunculkan tuntutan lanjutan yakni;”pemberlakuan ‘iddah secara berkeadilan, diterapkan tidak hanya pada isteri, tetapi juga bagi suami. Tuntutan tersebut membawa kepada sebuah penelitian untuk menjawab dua permasalahan. Pertama, seberapa jauh argumentasi urgensi ‘iddah bagi suami, kedua, konsep ‘iddah seperti apa yang perlu diberlakukan bagi suami ?. Dengan menggunakan langkah kedua dari teori double movement Fazlur Rahman penelitian ini mendapatkan temuan bahwa terdapat cukup banyak alasan untuk menerapkan ‘iddah bagi suami. Kedua, berdasarkan asas keadilan konsep ‘iddah bagi suami disamakan dengan ‘iddah bagi isteri baik dari macam maupun lamanya.