سنن نسائی · Hadith 3546

Abu Salamah bin ‘Abdur Rahman said: “It was said to Ibn ‘Abbas 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: ‘Allah 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.’ He said: ‘That only applies in the case of divorce.’ Abu Hurairah said: ‘I agree with my brother’s son’ — meaning, Abu Salamah. He sent his slave Kuraib and told him: ‘Go to Umm Salamah and ask her: Was this the Sunnah of the Messenger of Allah صلی اللہ علیہ وآلہ وسلم He came back and said: ‘Yes, Subai’ah Al-Aslamiyyah gave birth twenty days after her husband died, and the Messenger of Allah صلی اللہ علیہ وآلہ وسلم told her to get married, and Abu As-Sanabil was one of those who proposed marriage to her.”(Sahih).

Translated by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan · Reviewed by Islamic University of Madinah · Published March 2020