Abu Salamah bin 'Abdur-Rahman said:""Ibn 'Abbas, Abu Hurairah and I were together, and Ibn 'Abbas said: 'If a woman gives birth after her husband dies, her 'Iddah is the longer of the two periods.'"" Abu Salamah said: ""We sent Kuraib to Umm Salamah to ask her about that. He came to us and told us from her that the hus...

It was narrated from Abu Salamah bin 'Abdur-Rahman that Zainab bint Abi Salamah told him, from her mother, Umm Salamah, the wife of the Prophet:""That a woman from Aslam who was called Subai'ah was married to her husband, and he died while she was pregnant. Abu As-Sanabil bin Ba'kak proposed to her but she refused to m...

Abu Salamah bin 'Abdur-Rahman said:""While Abu Hurairah and I were with Ibn 'Abbas, a woman came and said that her husband had died while she was pregnant, then she had given birth less than four months after the day he died. Ibn 'Abbas said: '(You have to wait) for the longer of the two periods.'"" Abu Salamah said: "...

Ubaidullah bin 'Abdullah narrated that his father wrote to 'Umar bin 'Abdullah bin Arqam Az-Zuhri, telling him to go to Subai'ah bint Al-Harith Al-Aslamiyyah and ask her about her Hadith and what the Messenger of Allah had said to her when she consulted him. 'Umar bin 'Abdullah wrote back to 'Abdullah bin 'Utbah tellin...

It was narrated from Yazid bin Abi Habib that Muhammad bin Muslim Az-Zuhri wrote to him mentioning that 'Ubaidullah bin 'Abdullah told him, that Zufar bin Aws bin Al-Hadathan An-Nasri told him that Abu As-Sanabil bin Ba'kak bin As-Sabbaq said to Subai'ah Al-Aslamiyyah:""It is not permissible for you to get married unti...

It was narrated from 'Ubaidullah bin 'Abdullah that 'Abdullah bin 'Utbah wrote to 'Umar bin 'Abdullah bin Al-Arqam Az-Zuhri, telling him:""Go to Subai'ah bint Al-Harith Al-Aslamiyyah, and ask her about the ruling of the Messenger of Allah concerning her pregnancy."" He said: ""So 'Umar bin 'Abdullah went to her and ask...

It was narrated that Muhammad said:""I was sitting with some people in Al-Kufah in a large gathering of the Ansar, among whom was 'Abdur-Rahman bin Abi Laila. They spoke about the story of Subai'ah and I mentioned what 'Abdullah bin 'Utbah bin Mas'ud had said in meaning."" (One of the narrators) Ibn 'Awn's saying was: ...

It was narrated from 'Alqamah bin Qais that Ibn Mas'ud said:""Whoever wants, I will meet and debate with him and invoke the curse of Allah upon those who lie. The Verse: 'And for those who are pregnant (whether they are divorced or their husbands are dead), their 'Iddah (prescribed period) is until they lay down their ...

It was narrated from 'Abdullah that the shorter Surah, that speaks of women (At-Talaq), was revealed after Al-Baqarah

It was narrated from Ibn Mas'ud, that he was asked about a man who married a woman, but did not name a Mahr or consummate the marriage before he died. Ibn Mas'ud said:""She should have a Mahr like that of women like her, no less and no more; she has to observe the 'Iddah, and she is entitled to inherit."" Ma'qil bin Si...

It was narrated from 'Aishah that the Messenger of Allah said:""It is not permissible for a woman to mourn for anyone who dies for more than three days, except for her husband

It was narrated from 'Aishah that the Prophet said:""It is not permissible for a woman who believes in Allah and the Last Day to mourn for more than three days, except for her husband

It was narrated from Zainab bint Abi Salamah that Umm Habibah said:""I heard the Messenger of Allah say this on this Minbar: 'It is not permissible for a woman who believes in Allah and His Messenger to mourn for anyone who dies for more than three days, except for a husband, (for whom the mourning period is) four mont...

It was narrated from Al-Fari'ah bint Malik that her husband went out to pursue some slaves and they killed him. Shu'bah and Ibn Juraij said:""She was in a remote house. She came with her brothers to the Messenger of Allah and told him (about the situation) and he granted her a concession. When she was leaving he called...

It was narrated from Al-Furai'ah bint Malik that her husband hired some slaves to work for him and they killed him. She mentioned that to the Messenger of Allah and said:""I am not living in a house that belongs to him, and I do not receive maintenance from him; should I move to my family with my two orphans and stay w...

It was narrated from Furai'ah that her husband went out to pursue some slaves of his and he was killed on the edge of Al-Qadum. She said:""I came to the Prophet and mentioned moving to (join) my family."" She told him about her situation. She said: ""He allowed me, then, when I turned to leave, he called me back and sa...

It was narrated from Ibn 'Abbas that this Verse abrogated the woman's 'Iddah among her family, and she may observe her 'Iddah wherever she wants. That is the saying of Allah, the Mighty and Sublime:without turning them out

Furai'ah bint Malik, the sister of Abu Sa'eed Al-Khudri, said:""My husband died in Al-Qadum, so I went to the Prophet and told him that our house was remote."" He gave her permission then he called her back and said: ""Stay in your house for four months and ten days, until the term prescribed is fulfilled

It was narrated from Humaid bin Nafi' that Zainab bint Abi Salamah told him these three Hadiths. Zainab said:""I entered upon Umm Habibah, the wife of the Prophet, when her father Abu Sufyan bin Harb died. Umm Habibah called for some perfume and put some on a young girl, then she put some on her cheeks. Then she said: ...

It was narrated that Umm 'Atiyyah said:""The Messenger of Allah said: 'No woman should mourn for anyone who dies for more than three days, except for a husband, for whom she should mourn for four months and ten days. She should not wear garments that are dyed or patterned, or put on kohl or comb her hair, and she shoul...

It was narrated from Safiyyah bint Shaibah, from Umm Salamah, the wife of the Prophet, that the Prophet said:""The woman whose husband has died should not wear clothes that are dyed with safflower or red clay, and she should not use dye nor kohl

It was narrated from Umm 'Atiyyah that the Prophet said:""It is not permissible for a woman who believes in Allah and the Last Day, to mourn for anyone who dies for more than three days, except for a husband; she should not use kohl, dye nor wear dyed clothes

Umm Hakim bint Asid narrated from her mother that her husband died and she had a problem in her eye, so she applied kohl to clear her eyes. She sent a freed slave woman of hers to Umm Salamah to ask her about using kohl to clear her eyes. She said:""Do not use kohl unless it cannot be avoided. The Messenger of Allah en...

Zainab bint Abi Salamah narrated that her mother Umm Salamah said:""A woman from the Quraish came and said: 'O Messenger of Allah, my daughter's eyes are inflamed; shall I apply kohl to her?' (The daughter's) husband had died so (the Prophet) said: 'Not until four months and ten days (have passed).' Then she said: 'I f...

It was narrated from Zainab bint Abi Salamah, from her mother, that a woman came to the Prophet and asked him about her daughter whose husband had died and she was ill. He said:""One of you used to mourn for a year, then throw a piece of dung when a year had passed. Rather it (the mourning period) is four months and te...

It was narrated from Zainab bint Abi Salamah, from Umm Salamah that a woman from the Quraish came to the Messenger of Allah and said:""My daughter's husband has died, and I am worried about her eyes; she needs kohl."" He said: ""One of you used to throw a piece of dung after a year had passed. Rather it (the mourning p...

It was narrated from Zainab that a woman asked Umm Salamah and Umm Habibah whether she could put on kohl during her 'Iddah following her husband's death. She said:""A woman came to the Prophet and asked him about that, and he said: 'During the Jahiliyyah, if her husband died, one of you would stay (in mourning) for a y...

It was narrated from Hafsah, from Umm 'Atiyyah, from the Prophet, that he granted a concession to the woman whose husband has died, allowing her to use Qust and Azfar when purifying herself following her menses

It was narrated from Ibn 'Abbas, with regard to Allah's saying:""And those of you who die and leave behind wives should bequeath for their wives a year's maintenance and residence without turning them out."" This was abrogated by the Verse on inheritance, which allocated to her one-quarter or one-eighth. And the appoin...

It was narrated from 'Ikrimah with regard to the saying of Allah, the Mighty and Sublime:""And those of you who die and leave behind wives should bequeath for their wives a year's maintenance and residence without turning them out,"" that he said: ""This was abrogated by: 'And those of you who die and leave wives behin...