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English translation
1197. Zainab said: "And I heard my mother, Umm Salamah say: 'A woman came to the Messenger of Allāh ﷺ and she said: "O
Messenger of Allāh! My daughter's husband died, and she is suffering from an eye ailment, so can she use Kohl?" the Messenger of Allāh ﷺ said: "No" two or three times. Each time (she asked) he said "no." Then he said: "It is just a matter of four months and ten (days). During Jāhiliyyah one of you would throw a clump of camel dung when one year passed."[1] (Saḥīḥ)
(He said:) There are narrations on this topic from Furai'ah bint Mālik bin Sinān who is the sister of Abū Sa'eed Al-Khudrī, and Ḥafṣah bint 'Umar.
(Abū 'Eisā said:) The Hadīth of Zainab is a Ḥasan Saḥīḥ Hadīth. This is acted upon according to the people of knowledge among the Companions of the Prophet ﷺ and others. The woman whose husband has died is to avoid perfume and adornments during her 'Iddah.
This is the view of Sufyān Ath-Thawrī, Mālik (bin Anas), Ash-Shāfi'ī, Aḥmad, and Ishāq.
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Footnotes
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[1] This occurred after the mourning period had ended, and she said that she had no need because she was still sad, but she ended the mourning due to the Hadith. See Tuhfat Al-Ahwadhi.
Commentary
Mourning is a must for every widow without any distinction, no matter if the widow is a free woman or a slave woman, young or aged. (Zad Al-Ma'ād. v. 5.p. 620.)
