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3548. Ubaidullâh bin ‘Abdullâh narrated that his father wrote to ‘Umar bin ‘Abdullâh bin Arqam Az-Zuhrî, telling him to go to Subai’ah bint Al-Ĥârith Al-Aslamiyyah and ask her about her Ĥadîth and what the Messenger of Allâh ﷺ had said to her when she consulted him. ‘Umar bin ‘Abdullâh wrote back to ‘Abdullâh bin ‘Utbah telling him that Subai’ah told him, that she was married to Sahl bin Khawlah – who was from Banu ‘Âmir bin Lu’ayy and who was one of those who had been present at Badr – and her husband died during the Farewell Pilgrimage while she was pregnant. She gave birth soon after he died, and when her Nifâs ended she adorned herself to receive proposals of marriage. Abû As-Sanâbil bin Ba’kak – a man from Banu ‘Abd Ad-Dâr – went to her and said to her: ‘Why do I see you
adorned? Perhaps you want to get married, but by Allâh you will not get married until four months and ten days have passed.’ Subaî’ah said: ‘When he said that to me, I put on my clothes in the evening and went to the Messenger of Allâh ﷺ and asked him about that. He ruled that it had become permissible for me to marry when I gave birth, and he told me to get married if I wanted to.’” (Sahîh)
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Upon delivery (birth of a child), the waiting period ends. But since marriage is not generally committed in the state of postnatal bleeding (Nifâs), it comes in some reports ‘when you become pure.’ Otherwise the postnatal bleeding is not included in the waiting period.
