صحيح مسلم
Muslim
كتاب الطلاقThe Book of Divorce
باب وُجُوبِ الإِحْدَادِ فِي عِدَّةِ الْوَفَاةِ وَتَحْرِيمِهِ فِي غَيْرِ ذَلِكَ إِلاَّ ثَلاَثَةَ أَيَّامٍ:Chapter: The Obligation to mourn during the 'Iddah following the death of one's husband, but it is forbidden to mourn for more than three days in other cases
وحدثنا يَحْيَى بْنُ يَحْيَى ، وَأَبُو بَكْرِ بْنُ أَبِي شَيْبَةَ ، وَعَمْرٌو النَّاقِدُ ، وزُهَّيرُ بْنُ حَرْبٍ ، وَاللَّفْظُ لِيَحْيَى ، قَالَ يَحْيَى : أَخْبَرَنا ، وَقَالَ الْآخَرُونَ : حدثنا سُفْيَانُ بْنُ عُيَيْنَةَ ، عَنِ الزُّهْرِيِّ ، عَنْ عُرْوَةَ ، عَنْ عَائِشَةَ ، عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّم ، قَالَ : " لَا يَحِلُّ لِامْرَأَةٍ تُؤْمِنُ بِاللَّهِ وَالْيَوْمِ الْآخِرِ أَنْ تُحِدَّ عَلَى مَيِّتٍ فَوْقَ ثَلَاثٍ ، إِلَّا عَلَى زَوْجِهَا " .
'A'isha (Allah be pleased with her) reported Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) as saying: It is not permissible for a woman believing in Allah and the Hereafter to observe mourning on the dead for more than three (days), except in case of her husband.
Related hadith on this topic
Explanation & Benefits
Hafiz Muhammad Ameen
“She has faith”: The rulings of the Shari‘ah are only for those who have faith. For those who do not have faith in Allah and the Last Day, the very concept of good, evil, sin, and reward is meaningless. The mention of the woman is according to the context of the discourse; otherwise, this ruling applies to men in the same way. However, for them, mourning over a wife is only for the usual period and is not obligatory. (For details, see Hadith: 3531)
Source: Sunan Nasa'i: Translation and Benefits by Shaykh Hafiz Muhammad Amin Hafizullah, Page: 3556
Maulana Ataullah Sajid
Benefits and Issues:
➊ It is also correct to refrain from adornment as an expression of grief over the death of close relatives other than the husband.
➋ One should abandon adornment for three days as an expression of grief.
➌ In the case of the husband's death, one must avoid adornment for the entire period of ‘iddah.
➊ It is also correct to refrain from adornment as an expression of grief over the death of close relatives other than the husband.
➋ One should abandon adornment for three days as an expression of grief.
➌ In the case of the husband's death, one must avoid adornment for the entire period of ‘iddah.
Source: Commentary on Sunan Ibn Mājah by Mawlānā ‘Atā’ullāh Sājid, Page: 2085
