حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو بَکْرِ بْنُ أَبِي شَيْبَةَ حَدَّثَنَا عَلِيُّ بْنُ مُسْهِرٍ عَنْ دَاوُدَ بْنِ أَبِي هِنْدٍ عَنْ الشَّعْبِيِّ عَنْ مَسْرُوقٍ وَعَمْرِو بْنِ عُتْبَةَ أَنَّهُمَا کَتَبَا إِلَی سُبَيْعَةَ بِنْتِ الْحَارِثِ يَسْأَلَانِهَا عَنْ أَمْرِهَا فَکَتَبَتْ إِلَيْهِمَا إِنَّهَا وَضَعَتْ بَعْدَ وَفَاةِ زَوْجِهَا بِخَمْسَةٍ وَعِشْرِينَ فَتَهَيَّأَتْ تَطْلُبُ الْخَيْرَ فَمَرَّ بِهَا أَبُو السَّنَابِلِ بْنُ بَعْکَکٍ فَقَالَ قَدْ أَسْرَعْتِ اعْتَدِّي آخِرَ الْأَجَلَيْنِ أَرْبَعَةَ أَشْهُرٍ وَعَشْرًا فَأَتَيْتُ النَّبِيَّ صَلَّی اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ فَقُلْتُ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ اسْتَغْفِرْ لِي قَالَ وَفِيمَ ذَاکَ فَأَخْبَرْتُهُ فَقَالَ إِنْ وَجَدْتِ زَوْجًا صَالِحًا فَتَزَوَّجِي
ابن ماجہ · Hadith 2028
It was narrated that Masruq and 'Amr bin 'Utbah wrote to Subai' ah bint Harith, asking about her case. She wrote to them saying that she gave birth twenty-five days after her husband died. Then she prepared herself, seeking to remarry. Abu Sanabil bin Ba'kak passed by her and said: "You are in a hurry; observe waiting period for the longer period, four months and ten days." "S0 I went to the Prophet P.B.U.H and said: '0 Messenger of Allah, pray for forgiveness for me,' He said: 'Why is that?' I told him (what had happened). He said: 'If you find a righteous husband then marry him.''' (Sahih)
Translated by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan · Reviewed by Islamic University of Madinah · Published March 2020