أَخْبَرَنَا جَرِيرٌ، عَنْ مَنْصُورٍ، عَنْ إِبْرَاهِيمَ، عَنِ الْأَسْوَدِ بْنِ يَزِيدَ، عَنْ أَبِي السَّنَابِلِ قَالَ: وَضَعَتْ سُبَيْعَةُ بَعْدَ عِشْرِينَ لَيْلَةٍ أَوْ ثَلَاثَةٍ وَعِشْرِينَ مِنْ وَفَاةِ زَوْجِهَا، فَلَمَّا تَعَلَّتْ تَشَوَّفَتْ لِلْأَزْوَاجِ، فَعِيبَ ذَلِكَ عَلَيْهَا، فَذَكَرَتْ ذَلِكَ لِرَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ، فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ: ((مَا يَمْنَعُهَا وَقَدِ انْقَضَى أَجَلُهَا؟)).
Sayyiduna Abu Sanabil (may Allah be pleased with him) narrated: Sabi’ah (may Allah be pleased with her) gave birth to a child twenty or thirty days after her husband’s death. When she became pure from postnatal bleeding, she expressed her intention to marry, so this matter was considered objectionable in her case. This was mentioned to the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him), so he said: “When her waiting period has ended, then what is there to prevent her (from marrying)?”