A Man Who Gets Married Without Stipulating The Dowry And Then Dies
Darussalam · Volume 3
9. The Chapters On MarriageSunan Ibn Majah Darussalam English translation
الحديث: 1891 ¦ الجزء: 1 ¦ الصفحة: 609
Source no. 1891 · Volume 4 · Page 391
Sahih
صحيح، الإرواء (١٩٣٩) ، الصحيح (١٨٣٩)
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1891. It was narrated from Masruq that Abdullâh was asked about a man who married a woman and died without having consummated the marriage with her, nor stipulating the dowry. Abdullâh said: "The dowry is hers, and the inheritance is hers, and she has to observe the waiting period." Maqil bin Sinân Al-Ashjâ'i said: "I saw the Messenger of Allâh ﷺ pass a similar ruling concerning Birwa' bint Wâshiq." (Sahih) Another chain from Alqamah, from Abdullâh, with similar wording.
1891 - حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو بَكْرِ بْنُ أَبِي شَيْبَةَ قَالَ: حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنُ مَهْدِيٍّ، عَنْ سُفْيَانَ، عَنْ فِرَاسٍ، عَنِ الشَّعْبِيِّ، عَنْ مَسْرُوقٍ، عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ، أَنَّهُ سُئِلَ عَنْ رَجُلٍ تَزَوَّجَ امْرَأَةً فَمَاتَ عَنْهَا، وَلَمْ يَدْخُلْ بِهَا، وَلَمْ يَفْرِضْ لَهَا، قَالَ: فَقَالَ عَبْدُ اللَّهِ: «لَهَا الصَّدَاقُ، وَلَهَا الْمِيرَاثُ، وَعَلَيْهَا الْعِدَّةُ» ، فَقَالَ مَعْقِلُ بْنُ سِنَانٍ الْأَشْجَعِيُّ: شَهِدْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ قَضَى فِي بِرْوَعَ بِنْتِ وَاشِقٍ بِمِثْلِ ذَلِكَ، حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو بَكْرِ بْنُ أَبِي شَيْبَةَ قَالَ: حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنُ مَهْدِيٍّ، عَنْ سُفْيَانَ، عَنْ مَنْصُورٍ، عَنْ إِبْرَاهِيمَ، عَنْ عَلْقَمَةَ، عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ مِثْلَهُ
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The husband and wife get a share from the inheritance of each other provided the marriage bond has taken place, even though they did not consummate the marriage. The wife will necessarily spend her waiting period, four months and ten days after the death of husband, whether they had consummated the wedding or not. But if the divorce takes place before the consummation of the marriage, the woman will not be required to wait for any period (Ahzâb 33: 49); and in this case the amount of dowry will be specified in the light of the dowry of other women of her family. If the dowry is not specified at the time of the marriage, the marriage bond (Nikâh) is still valid; but it is better to specify it at the same time.