English translation
2083. It was narrated that 'Amr bin 'As said: "Do not corrupt the Sunnah of our Prophet Muhammad ﷺ. The waiting period of an Umm Walad is four months and ten (days)." (Da'if)
Hadith 2083
The Waiting Period Of An Umm Walad
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الحديث: 2083 ¦ الجزء: 1 ¦ الصفحة: 673
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Source no. 2083 · Volume 5 · Page 83
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2083 - حَدَّثَنَا عَلِيُّ بْنُ مُحَمَّدٍ قَالَ: حَدَّثَنَا وَكِيعٌ، عَنْ سَعِيدِ بْنِ أَبِي عَرُوبَةَ، عَنْ مَطَرٍ الْوَرَّاقِ، عَنْ رَجَاءِ بْنِ حَيْوَةَ، عَنْ قَبِيصَةَ بْنِ ذُؤَيْبٍ، عَنْ عَمْرِو بْنِ الْعَاصِ، قَالَ: «لَا تُفْسِدُوا عَلَيْنَا سُنَّةَ نَبِيِّنَا مُحَمَّدٍ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ، عِدَّةُ أُمِّ الْوَلَدِ أَرْبَعَةُ أَشْهُرٍ وَعَشْرًا»
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Umm Walad is female slave who gives birth to a child by her master. 'Umar ﷺ said, 'the female slave who gives birth to a child by her master, she should not be sold, gifted, nor be inherited. The master may benefit from her in his life, and she is a free woman after her master's death.' (Muwatta Imam Mâlik: 2/291). An Umm Walad becomes free after the death of her master, therefore, her waiting period will be that of a free woman.