Muwatta Imam Malik (Riwayat Ibn al-Qasim)

And with this chain (it is narrated from Sayyiduna Abu Hurairah, may Allah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said: "The head of disbelief is towards the east; pride and arrogance are among those who keep horses and camels, and loudness is among the Bedouins, while tranquility is among those who keep sheep."

It is narrated from Humaid bin Nafi’ (may Allah have mercy on him) that Sayyida Zainab bint Abi Salama (may Allah be pleased with her) told him three hadiths: Zainab said: When the father of the wife of the Prophet (peace be upon him), Umm Habiba (may Allah be pleased with her), Abu Sufyan bin Harb (may Allah be pleased with him), passed away, I went to her. Then Umm Habiba (may Allah be pleased with her) asked for yellow perfume in which there was saffron or something else mixed, and she applied that perfume (with oil) to her slave-girl, then (with the remaining part) she rubbed it on her cheeks and said: By Allah! I have no need for perfume except that I heard the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) say: It is not lawful for a woman who believes in Allah and the Last Day to mourn for any deceased person for more than three nights, except for her husband, for whom she should mourn for four months and ten days. Zainab (bint Abi Salama) said: Then I went to Zainab bint Jahsh (may Allah be pleased with her), whose brother had died. Then she asked for perfume and applied it, and said: By Allah! I have no need for perfume except that I heard the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) say from the pulpit: It is not lawful for a woman who believes in Allah and the Last Day to mourn for any deceased person for more than three nights, except for her husband, for whom she should mourn for four months and ten days. Zainab (bint Abi Salama) said: I heard my mother Umm Salama, the wife of the Prophet (peace be upon him), say that a woman came to the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) and said: O Messenger of Allah! My daughter’s husband has died and she has pain in her eyes, so can she apply kohl? The Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) said two or three times: “No.” Then the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) said: “It is only four months and ten days. In the time of ignorance, among you women, a woman whose husband died would throw dung after a year had passed.” Humaid bin Nafi’ said: I asked Zainab (bint Umm Salama): What does it mean to throw dung after a year had passed? Zainab said: When a woman’s husband died, she would enter a dirty room and wear dirty clothes. She would not apply perfume nor use anything else (for cleanliness). Then, when a year had passed, an animal—donkey, goat, or bird—would be brought, and she would touch it to her body. Whichever animal she touched to her body would (usually) die. Then she would come out (of the room), and she would be given (camel) dung (or manure), and she would throw it away. After that, she would apply perfume and so on. Imam Malik said: «تفتض» means «تمسح» (she touched it), and «حفش» refers to a (small closed room) fort. The hadiths narrated by Abdullah bin Abi Bakr are completed.