Hadith 3734

The Obligation To Mourn During The 'Iddah Following The Death Of One's Husband, But It Is Forbidden To Mourn For More Than Three Days In Other Cases

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Darussalam · Volume 4

18. The Book Of Divorce

Sahih Muslim Darussalam English translation

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Shamela Arabic edition

الجزء: 2 ¦ الصفحة: 1126

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English translation

[3734] 62 - (1486) It was narrated that Zainab bint Abî Salamah said: "When news of the death of Abû Sufyân came to Umm Habîbah, on the third day she called for some yellowish perfume and wiped some of it on her forearms and cheeks, and said: 'I have no need of this, but I heard the Prophet ﷺ say: It is not permissible for a woman who believes in Allâh and the Last Day, to mourn for more than three days, except for a husband, for whom she should mourn for four months and ten days.'"

Arabic text

62 - (1486) وحَدَّثَنَا عَمْرٌو النَّاقِدُ، وَابْنُ أَبِي عُمَرَ، وَاللَّفْظُ لِعَمْرٍو، حَدَّثَنَا سُفْيَانُ بْنُ عُيَيْنَةَ، عَنْ أَيُّوبَ بْنِ مُوسَى، عَنْ حُمَيْدِ بْنِ نَافِعٍ، عَنْ زَيْنَبَ بِنْتِ أَبِي سَلَمَةَ، قَالَتْ: لَمَّا أَتَى أُمَّ حَبِيبَةَ نَعِيُّ أَبِي سُفْيَانَ، دَعَتْ فِي الْيَوْمِ الثَّالِثِ بِصُفْرَةٍ، فَمَسَحَتْ بِهِ ذِرَاعَيْهَا، وَعَارِضَيْهَا، وَقَالَتْ: كُنْتُ عَنْ هَذَا غَنِيَّةً، سَمِعْتُ النَّبِيَّ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ يَقُولُ: «لَا يَحِلُّ لِامْرَأَةٍ تُؤْمِنُ بِاللهِ وَالْيَوْمِ الْآخِرِ، أَنْ تُحِدَّ فَوْقَ ثَلَاثٍ، إِلَّا عَلَى زَوْجٍ، فَإِنَّهَا تُحِدُّ عَلَيْهِ أَرْبَعَةَ أَشْهُرٍ وَعَشْرًا»

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