صحيح البخاري
Bukhari
كتاب الطلاقThe Book of Divorce
بَابُ الْكُحْلِ لِلْحَادَّةِ:Chapter. Can a mourning lady use kohl?
Hadith 5339
اُردوEn
وَسَمِعْتُ زَيْنَبَ بِنْتَ أُمِّ سَلَمَةَ تُحَدِّثُ ، عَنْ أُمِّ حَبِيبَةَ ، أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ ، قَالَ : " لَا يَحِلُّ لِامْرَأَةٍ مُسْلِمَةٍ تُؤْمِنُ بِاللَّهِ وَالْيَوْمِ الْآخِرِ ، أَنْ تُحِدَّ فَوْقَ ثَلَاثَةِ أَيَّامٍ إِلَّا عَلَى زَوْجِهَا أَرْبَعَةَ أَشْهُرٍ وَعَشْرًا " .
Narrated Um Habiba: The Prophet said, "It is not lawful for a Muslim woman who believes in Allah and the Last Day to mourn for more than three days, except for her husband, for whom she should mourn for four months and ten days."
Explanation & Benefits
Shaykh Abdul Sattar al-Hammad
Hadith Commentary:
1)
In one narration, it is mentioned that after hearing the answer from the Messenger of Allah (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam), the woman again said that there was a fear of her eye being damaged.
He (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam) replied:
“She may not use kohl (surma) even if her eye is lost.”
(Ma‘rifat al-Sahabah by Abu Nu‘aym al-Asbahani, no. 7125)
Asma bint Umays (radi Allahu anha) also gave the same legal verdict (fatwa) in light of this hadith.
However, in the narration of al-Bayhaqi and others, it is mentioned that she may apply kohl (surma) at night and remove it during the day.
(al-Sunan al-Kubra by al-Bayhaqi: 7/440)
This means that if there is no need to apply kohl (surma), then under no circumstances should it be used; if there is a need, then it should be used at night and removed during the day.
In any case, our inclination is that a woman should refrain from applying kohl (surma) during the days of mourning (‘iddah).
(Fath al-Bari: 9/604)
And Allah knows best.
1)
In one narration, it is mentioned that after hearing the answer from the Messenger of Allah (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam), the woman again said that there was a fear of her eye being damaged.
He (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam) replied:
“She may not use kohl (surma) even if her eye is lost.”
(Ma‘rifat al-Sahabah by Abu Nu‘aym al-Asbahani, no. 7125)
Asma bint Umays (radi Allahu anha) also gave the same legal verdict (fatwa) in light of this hadith.
However, in the narration of al-Bayhaqi and others, it is mentioned that she may apply kohl (surma) at night and remove it during the day.
(al-Sunan al-Kubra by al-Bayhaqi: 7/440)
This means that if there is no need to apply kohl (surma), then under no circumstances should it be used; if there is a need, then it should be used at night and removed during the day.
In any case, our inclination is that a woman should refrain from applying kohl (surma) during the days of mourning (‘iddah).
(Fath al-Bari: 9/604)
And Allah knows best.
Source: Hidayat al-Qari: Commentary on Sahih Bukhari, Urdu, Page: 5339
