Musannaf Ibn Abi Shaybah

Hazrat Alqamah (may Allah have mercy on him) narrates that a man came to Hazrat Ibn Mas’ud (may Allah be pleased with him) and said that a man married a woman and died before fixing her dowry and before consummating the marriage. Hazrat Ibn Mas’ud (may Allah be pleased with him) said, “Since the passing of the Prophet ﷺ, I have not been asked a question as difficult as this. You may ask someone else.” People kept asking here and there for a month but could not reach any conclusion. So that man came again and said, “You hold a distinguished position among the companions of Muhammad ﷺ in this city, so please tell us yourself.” Hazrat Ibn Mas’ud (may Allah be pleased with him) said, “I will speak according to my opinion; if it is correct, it is from Allah, and if it is wrong, it is from myself and from Satan. My opinion is that she will receive a dowry equal to that of the women of her family, neither less nor more, and she will also inherit, and she will have to observe the waiting period (‘iddah) prescribed for a woman whose husband has died.” Upon hearing this verdict of Hazrat Ibn Mas’ud (may Allah be pleased with him), the people of Banu Ashja’ said, “We bear witness that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) gave the same decision regarding our woman, Barwa’ bint Washiq.” The narrator says, “Upon hearing this, I saw Hazrat Abdullah bin Mas’ud (may Allah be pleased with him) as happy as I had never seen him before.”