When A Pregnant Widow Gives Birth, It Is Permissible For Her To Remarry
Darussalam · Volume 3
10. The ChaptersOn DivorceSunan Ibn Majah Darussalam English translation
الحديث: 2030 ¦ الجزء: 1 ¦ الصفحة: 654
Source no. 2030 · Volume 5 · Page 30
Sahih
صحيح، صحيح أبي داود
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2030. It was narrated that 'Abdullâh bin Mas'ud said: "By Allâh, for those who would like to go through the process of praying for Allâh's curse to be upon the one who is wrong, the shorter Surah concerning women[1] was revealed after (the Verses[2] which speak of the waiting period of) four months and ten (days)."
2030 - حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ الْمُثَنَّى قَالَ: حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو مُعَاوِيَةَ، عَنِ الْأَعْمَشِ، عَنْ مُسْلِمٍ، عَنْ مَسْرُوقٍ، عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ مَسْعُودٍ، قَالَ: «وَاللَّهِ، لَمَنْ شَاءَ لَاعَنَّاهُ، لَأُنْزِلَتْ سُورَةُ النِّسَاءِ الْقُصْرَى بَعْدَ أَرْبَعَةِ أَشْهُرٍ وَعَشْرًا»
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a. The Verse of Surat At-Talâq legislates that the waiting period for a pregnant women shall be till delivery. This is the last rule in the chronological order of revelation; and the Verse (234) of Surat Al-Baqarah that the waiting period for a widow is four months and ten days was revealed earlier. Therefore, if a pregnant woman's husband dies her waiting period will not be four months and ten days, rather it will be till delivery, regardless if the time for delivery is longer or shorter, and this is the correct rule. b. A woman who is not pregnant and her husband dies, she will spend her waiting period according to Surat Al-Baqrah, which is four months and ten days, regardless if she has consummated the marriage or not.