صحيح البخاري
Bukhari
كتاب تفسير القرآنThe Book of Commentary
بَابُ: {وَأُولاَتُ الأَحْمَالِ أَجَلُهُنَّ أَنْ يَضَعْنَ حَمْلَهُنَّ وَمَنْ يَتَّقِ اللَّهَ يَجْعَلْ لَهُ مِنْ أَمْرِهِ يُسْرًا} :Chapter. "...And for those who are pregnant (whether they are divorced or their husbands are dead), their Idda (prescribed period) is until they lay down their burdens, and whoever keeps his duty to Allah and fears Him, He will make his matter easy for him.” (V.63:4)
Hadith 4909
اُردوEn
وَأُولَاتُ الْأَحْمَالِ وَاحِدُهَا ذَاتُ حَمْلٍ .
And by «أولات الأحمال» is meant «ذات حمل», which means a pregnant woman.
حَدَّثَنَا سَعْدُ بْنُ حَفْصٍ ، حَدَّثَنَا شَيْبَانُ ، عَنْ يَحْيَى ، قَالَ : أَخْبَرَنِي أَبُو سَلَمَةَ ، قَالَ : جَاءَ رَجُلٌ إِلَى ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ ، وَأَبُو هُرَيْرَةَ جَالِسٌ عِنْدَهُ ، فَقَالَ : أَفْتِنِي فِي امْرَأَةٍ وَلَدَتْ بَعْدَ زَوْجِهَا بِأَرْبَعِينَ لَيْلَةً ، فَقَالَ ابْنُ عَبَّاسٍ : آخِرُ الْأَجَلَيْنِ ، قُلْتُ : أَنَا وَأُولاتُ الأَحْمَالِ أَجَلُهُنَّ أَنْ يَضَعْنَ حَمْلَهُنَّ سورة الطلاق آية 4 ، قَالَ أَبُو هُرَيْرَةَ : أَنَا مَعَ ابْنِ أَخِي يَعْنِي أَبَا سَلَمَةَ ، فَأَرْسَلَ ابْنُ عَبَّاسٍ غُلَامَهُ كُرَيْبًا إِلَى أُمِّ سَلَمَةَ يَسْأَلُهَا ، فَقَالَتْ : قُتِلَ زَوْجُ سُبَيْعَةَ الْأَسْلَمِيَّةِ وَهِيَ حُبْلَى ، فَوَضَعَتْ بَعْدَ مَوْتِهِ بِأَرْبَعِينَ لَيْلَةً ، فَخُطِبَتْ ، فَأَنْكَحَهَا رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ ، وَكَانَ أَبُو السَّنَابِلِ فِيمَنْ خَطَبَهَا ،
Narrated Abu Salama: A man came to Ibn `Abbas while Abu Huraira was sitting with him and said, "Give me your verdict regarding a lady who delivered a baby forty days after the death of her husband." Ibn `Abbas said, "This indicates the end of one of the two prescribed periods." I said "For those who are pregnant, their prescribed period is until they deliver their burdens." Abu Huraira said, I agree with my cousin (Abu Salama)." Then Ibn `Abbas sent his slave, Kuraib to Um Salama to ask her (regarding this matter). She replied. "The husband of Subai'a al Aslamiya was killed while she was pregnant, and she delivered a baby forty days after his death. Then her hand was asked in marriage and Allah's Messenger married her (to somebody). Abu As-Sanabil was one of those who asked for her hand in marriage".
Explanation & Benefits
Maulana Dawood Raz
Hadith Commentary:
The correct ruling in this matter is that which is mentioned in the verse, that is, if pregnant women are divorced, then their waiting period (‘iddah) is until they give birth.
After the child is born, if they wish, they may contract a second marriage, whether the child is born after the minimum period or after a longer duration—in any case, the correct legal verdict (fatwa) is this.
The correct ruling in this matter is that which is mentioned in the verse, that is, if pregnant women are divorced, then their waiting period (‘iddah) is until they give birth.
After the child is born, if they wish, they may contract a second marriage, whether the child is born after the minimum period or after a longer duration—in any case, the correct legal verdict (fatwa) is this.
Source: Sahih Bukhari: Commentary by Maulana Dawood Raz, Page: 4909
Shaykh Abdul Sattar al-Hammad
Hadith Commentary:
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Whether a woman is divorced or widowed, if she is pregnant, her waiting period (‘iddah) is until she gives birth.
Due to ignorance, it is commonly believed among us that the divorce of a pregnant woman does not take effect, whereas Allah the Exalted has mentioned the waiting period of a pregnant woman in this noble verse.
If it were impermissible to divorce her,
or if her divorce did not take effect, then what would be the point of mentioning the waiting period? Furthermore, when the Messenger of Allah (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam) explained the method of divorce to Ibn Umar (radi Allahu anhu), he explicitly stated that one should divorce the wife either in a state of purity (tuhr) or release her during pregnancy.
(Sahih Muslim, Book of Divorce, Hadith: 3659(1471))
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In any case, a divorce given during pregnancy is also effective, and its waiting period (‘iddah) is until childbirth.
And Allah knows best.
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Whether a woman is divorced or widowed, if she is pregnant, her waiting period (‘iddah) is until she gives birth.
Due to ignorance, it is commonly believed among us that the divorce of a pregnant woman does not take effect, whereas Allah the Exalted has mentioned the waiting period of a pregnant woman in this noble verse.
If it were impermissible to divorce her,
or if her divorce did not take effect, then what would be the point of mentioning the waiting period? Furthermore, when the Messenger of Allah (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam) explained the method of divorce to Ibn Umar (radi Allahu anhu), he explicitly stated that one should divorce the wife either in a state of purity (tuhr) or release her during pregnancy.
(Sahih Muslim, Book of Divorce, Hadith: 3659(1471))
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In any case, a divorce given during pregnancy is also effective, and its waiting period (‘iddah) is until childbirth.
And Allah knows best.
Source: Hidayat al-Qari: Commentary on Sahih Bukhari, Urdu, Page: 4909
