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: 2027 ¦ الجزء: 1 ¦ الصفحة: 653
Source no. 2027 · Volume 5 · Page 27
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صحيح، صحيح أبي داود (١٩٩٦)
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2027. It was narrated that Abu Sanâbil said: "Subai'ah Aslamiyyah bint Hârih gave birth twenty-odd days after her husband died. When her postnatal bleeding ended, she adorned herself, and was criticized for doing that. Her case was mentioned to the Prophet ﷺ, and he said: 'If she does that, then her waiting period is over.'" (Hasan)
2027 - حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو بَكْرِ بْنُ أَبِي شَيْبَةَ قَالَ: حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو الْأَحْوَصِ، عَنْ مَنْصُورٍ، عَنْ إِبْرَاهِيمَ، عَنِ الْأَسْوَدِ، عَنْ أَبِي السَّنَابِلِ، قَالَ: وَضَعَتْ سُبَيْعَةُ الْأَسْلَمِيَّةُ بِنْتُ الْحَارِثِ حَمْلَهَا بَعْدَ وَفَاةِ زَوْجِهَا بِبِضْعٍ وَعِشْرِينَ لَيْلَةً، فَلَمَّا تَعَلَّتْ مِنْ نِفَاسِهَا تَشَوَّفَتْ، فَعِيبَ ذَلِكَ عَلَيْهَا، وَذُكِرَ أَمْرُهَا لِلنَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ، فَقَالَ: «إِنْ تَفْعَلْ فَقَدْ مَضَى أَجَلُهَا»
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a. The waiting period for a pregnant woman is up to delivery. This issue has also been mentioned in the Noble Qur'an, as the Divine statement is: "...and those who are pregnant, their waiting period shall be until they deliver their pregnancy." (At-Talâq 65: 4). b. The intention of Suba'ah ﷺ to marry after she had delivered the child was objected to by Abu Sanâbil himself, who thought if the birth takes place before the end of the waiting period (four months and ten days) then the widow should wait for the full prescribed waiting period of four months and ten days. The period of waiting until the delivery shall be only if the delivery takes longer than four months and ten days, as mentioned in the following Hadith. c. In the beginning Suba'ah also believed that the opinion of Abu Sanâbil was true; but it became clear after having been asked from the Prophet ﷺ that the waiting period will come to end soon after the birth of child. (See Hadith: 2028)