حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ جَعْفَرٍ حَدَّثَنَا سَعِيدٌ عَنْ قَتَادَةَ عَنْ خِلَاسٍ وَعَنْ أَبِي حَسَّانَ عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ عُتْبَةَ بْنِ مَسْعُودٍ عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ مَسْعُودٍ أَنَّ سُبَيْعَةَ بِنْتَ الْحَارِثِ وَضَعَتْ حَمْلَهَا بَعْدَ وَفَاةِ زَوْجِهَا بِخَمْسَ عَشْرَةَ لَيْلَةً فَدَخَلَ عَلَيْهَا أَبُو السَّنَابِلِ فَقَالَ كَأَنَّكِ تُحَدِّثِينَ نَفْسَكِ بِالْبَاءَةِ مَا لَكِ ذَلِكَ حَتَّى يَنْقَضِيَ أَبْعَدُ الْأَجَلَيْنِ فَانْطَلَقَتْ إِلَى رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ فَأَخْبَرَتْهُ بِمَا قَالَ أَبُو السَّنَابِلِ فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ كَذَبَ أَبُو السَّنَابِلِ إِذَا أَتَاكِ أَحَدٌ تَرْضَيْنَهُ فَأْتِينِي بِهِ أَوْ قَالَ فَأَنْبِئِينِي فَأَخْبَرَهَا أَنَّ عِدَّتَهَا قَدْ انْقَضَتْ
مسند امام احمد بن حنبل · Hadith 4273
It was narrated from 'Abdullah bin Mas'ood that Subai'ah bint al-Harith gave birth fifteen days after her husband died. Abus-Sanabil entered upon her and said: It is as if you are thinking of getting married. You cannot do that until you complete the longer of the two periods. She went to the Messenger of Allah (PBUH) and told him what Abus- Sanabil had said. The Messenger of Allah (PBUH) said: Abus-Sanabil is lying. If someone comes to you who is pleasing to you, then bring him to me - or he said: Tell me. And he told her that her ’iddah had ended.
Translated by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan · Reviewed by Islamic University of Madinah · Published March 2020