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2028. It was narrated that Masruq and 'Amr bin 'Utbah wrote to Suba'ah bint Hârith, asking about her case. She wrote to them saying that she gave birth twenty-five days after her husband died. Then she prepared herself, seeking to remarry. Abu Sanâbil bin Ba'kak passed by her and said: "You are in a hurry; observe waiting period for the longer period, four months and ten days." "So I went to the Prophet ﷺ and said: 'O Messenger of Allâh, pray for forgiveness for me.' He said: 'Why is that?' I told him (what had happened). He said: 'If you find a righteous husband then marry him.'" (Sahih)
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a. Preparing for marriage means she replaced the simple dress, which is worn for the waiting period, with a good looking dress, and she also applied the relevant adornment.
b. Requesting for the supplication of forgiveness means she was remorseful about the mistake of lifting the restrictions of the waiting period before its due time. The prophetic statement clarifies that her waiting period had come to end, therefore, she did not make any mistake and should not worry about this matter.
