أَخْبَرَنَا زَکَرِيَّا بْنُ يَحْيَی السِّجْزِيُّ خَيَّاطُ السُّنَّةِ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا إِسْحَقُ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا عَلِيُّ بْنُ الْحُسَيْنِ بْنِ وَاقِدٍ قَالَ أَخْبَرَنِي أَبِي قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا يَزِيدُ النَّحْوِيُّ عَنْ عِکْرِمَةَ عَنْ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ فِي قَوْلِهِ وَالَّذِينَ يُتَوَفَّوْنَ مِنْکُمْ وَيَذَرُونَ أَزْوَاجًا وَصِيَّةً لِأَزْوَاجِهِمْ مَتَاعًا إِلَی الْحَوْلِ غَيْرَ إِخْرَاجٍ نُسِخَ ذَلِکَ بِآيَةِ الْمِيرَاثِ مِمَّا فُرِضَ لَهَا مِنْ الرُّبُعِ وَالثُّمُنِ وَنَسَخَ أَجَلَ الْحَوْلِ أَنْ جُعِلَ أَجَلُهَا أَرْبَعَةَ أَشْهُرٍ وَعَشْرًا
سنن نسائی · Hadith 3578
It was narrated from Ibn ‘Abbas, with regard to Allah’s saying: “And those of you who die and leave behind wives should bequeath for their wives a year’s maintenance and residence without turning them out.” This was abrogated by the Verse on inheritance, which allocated to her one-quarter or one-eighth. And the appointed time (‘Iddah) of one year was abrogated and replaced with the (‘Iddah) term of four months and ten days. (Hasan)
Translated by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan · Reviewed by Islamic University of Madinah · Published March 2020