Can A Woman Mourn For Anyone Other Than Her Husband?
Darussalam · Volume 3
10. The ChaptersOn DivorceSunan Ibn Majah Darussalam English translation
الحديث: 2087 ¦ الجزء: 1 ¦ الصفحة: 674
Source no. 2087 · Volume 5 · Page 87
Sahih
صحيح، الإرواء (٧ / ١٩٤ - ١٩٥) ، صحيح أبي داود (١٩٩٤)
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2087. It was narrated from Umm 'Atiyyah that the Messenger of Allāh ﷺ said: 'No deceased person should be mourned for more than three days, except a woman should mourn for her husband for four months and ten days, and she should not wear dyed clothes, except for a garment of 'Ash, and she should not wear kohl or perfume, except at the beginning of her purity,[1] when she may apply a little Qust and Azfār.'[2] (Sahih)
2087 - حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو بَكْرِ بْنُ أَبِي شَيْبَةَ قَالَ: حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ نُمَيْرٍ، عَنْ هِشَامِ بْنِ حَسَّانَ، عَنْ حَفْصَةَ، عَنْ أُمِّ عَطِيَّةَ، قَالَتْ: قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ: «لَا تُحِدُّ عَلَى مَيِّتٍ فَوْقَ ثَلَاثٍ، إِلَّا امْرَأَةٌ تُحِدُّ عَلَى زَوْجِهَا أَرْبَعَةَ أَشْهُرٍ وَعَشْرًا، وَلَا تَلْبَسُ ثَوْبًا مَصْبُوغًا، إِلَّا ثَوْبَ عَصْبٍ، وَلَا تَكْتَحِلُ، وَلَا تَطَيَّبُ إِلَّا عِنْدَ أَدْنَى طُهْرِهَا، بِنُبْذَةٍ مِنْ قُسْطٍ، أَوْ أَظْفَارٍ»
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'Ash is a specific cloth made in Yemen. Spun cotton thread with knots was dyed and the color would not affect the inner side of knot. So when the knot was undone, some thread would remain uncolored and some colored. The cloth made of this thread would have whiteness and color patterns; this type of cloth used to be called 'Ash, which means some white and some colored cloth. This type of cloth is allowed to be worn during the waiting period because the white color prevails and the cloth does not remain attractive. [1] Meaning after her menstrual period when she becomes clean. [2] Nawawi said: "Qust and Azfār are two popular types of incense. They were permitted to remove offensive odor and not to use as a perfume."