Those who said: when witnesses testify, the waiting period is from that day

Abu Qilabah (may Allah have mercy on him) said: The woman begins her waiting period from the day the witnesses testify to the death or the divorce.

Sa'id bin al-Musayyib (may Allah have mercy on him) said: The woman whose husband has died while he was absent begins her waiting period from the day he died, if witnesses testify to that.

Al-Hakam (may Allah have mercy on him) said: I asked Sa'id bin Jubayr (may Allah have mercy on him) about the woman whose husband has died while he was absent: from which day does she begin her waiting period? He said: If the evidence is established, she begins her waiting period from the day her husband died; and when she is divorced, the same ruling applies.

Sayyiduna Ibn Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both) said: The woman begins her waiting period from the day he died or divorced, if the evidence is established.

Sa'id bin al-Musayyib (may Allah have mercy on him) and Sulayman bin Yasar (may Allah have mercy on him) said: The woman begins her waiting period from the day he died or divorced, if the evidence is established.

Ibrahim (may Allah have mercy on him) said: The woman begins her waiting period from the day he died or divorced, if the evidence is established.

Muhammad (may Allah have mercy on him) said: The woman begins her waiting period from the day he died or divorced, if the evidence is established.

Sa'id bin al-Musayyib (may Allah have mercy on him) and al-Sha'bi (may Allah have mercy on him) said: If there is testimony, the waiting period begins from the day the husband died; and if there is no testimony, then from the day the news of the death reached her.

Makhul (may Allah have mercy on him) said: If a man divorced his wife or died while he was absent, then if upright testimony is established, the woman begins her waiting period from the very day he died; and if there is no upright testimony, she observes her waiting period from the day the news reached her.

Jabir bin Zayd (may Allah have mercy on him) said: When the witnesses have given their testimony, the woman observes her waiting period from the day her husband died.