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3541. Abū Salamah bin ‘Abdur-Raḥmān said: “It was said to Ibn ‘Abbās concerning a woman who gives birth one day after her husband dies: ‘Can she get married?’ He said: ‘No, not until the longer of the two periods has ended.’” He said: ‘Allāh says: And for those who are pregnant (whether they are divorced or their husbands are dead), their ‘Iddah (prescribed period) is until they lay down their burden.’[1] He said: ‘That only applies in the case of divorce.’ Abū Hurairah said: ‘I agree with my brother’s son’ – meaning, Abū Salamah. He sent his slave Kuraib and told him: ‘Go to Umm Salamah and ask her: Was this the Sunnah of the Messenger of Allāh ﷺ?’ He came back and said: ‘Yes, Subai‘ah Al-Aslamiyyah gave birth twenty days after her husband died, and the Messenger of Allāh ﷺ told her to get married, and Abū As-Sanābil was one of those who proposed marriage to her.’” (Ṣaḥīḥ)
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[1] Aṭ-Ṭalāq 65:4.
Commentary
Ibn 'Abbâs maintained that the mourning period is essential in every condition and the childbirth too. But the command of the Messenger of Allâh ﷺ was different. Hence, Ibn 'Abbâs ﷺ retracted his statement. May Allâh be pleased with him.
