سنن نسائي
Nasai
كتاب الطلاقThe Book of Divorce
بَابُ : عِدَّةِ الْحَامِلِ الْمُتَوَفَّى عَنْهَا زَوْجُهَاChapter: The 'Iddah Of A Pregnant Woman Whose Husband Dies
Hadith 3538
اُردوEn
أَخْبَرَنِي مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ قُدَامَةَ ، قَالَ : أَخْبَرَنِي جَرِيرٌ ، عَنْ مَنْصُورٍ ، عَنْ إِبْرَاهِيمَ ، عَنِ الْأَسْوَدِ ، عَنْ أَبِي السَّنَابِلِ ، قَالَ : " وَضَعَتْ سُبَيْعَةُ حَمْلَهَا بَعْدَ وَفَاةِ زَوْجِهَا بِثَلَاثَةٍ وَعِشْرِينَ أَوْ خَمْسَةٍ وَعِشْرِينَ لَيْلَةً ، فَلَمَّا تَعَلَّتْ تَشَوَّفَتْ لِلْأَزْوَاجِ ، فَعِيبَ ذَلِكَ عَلَيْهَا ، فَذُكِرَ ذَلِكَ لِرَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ فَقَالَ : " مَا يَمْنَعُهَا قَدِ انْقَضَى أَجَلُهَا " .
´It was narrated that Abu As-Sanabil said:` "Subai'ah gave birth twenty-three or twenty-five days after her husband died, and when her Nifas ended she expressed her wish to remarry and was criticized for that. Mention of that was made to the Messenger of Allah and he said: 'There is nothing to stop her; her term has ended.'"
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Explanation & Benefits
Shaykh Dr. Abdur Rahman Freywai
Commentary:
Note:
(Based on supporting evidences, this hadith is sahih li-ghayrihi; otherwise, there is a break in the chain of narration, which the author has mentioned.)
Note:
(Based on supporting evidences, this hadith is sahih li-ghayrihi; otherwise, there is a break in the chain of narration, which the author has mentioned.)
Source: Sunan al-Tirmidhi – Majlis ‘Ilmi Dar al-Da‘wah, New Delhi Edition, Page: 1193
Maulana Ataullah Sajid
Benefits and Issues:
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The waiting period (‘iddah) for a pregnant woman is until she gives birth.
This issue has been stated in the Noble Qur’an.
The command of Allah, the Exalted, is:
﴿وَأُولَاتُ الْأَحْمَالِ أَجَلُهُنَّ أَن يَضَعْنَ حَمْلَهُنَّ ۚ﴾ ()
“And the waiting period of pregnant women is until they deliver their burden (give birth).”
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The one who did not understand the correct practice of Lady Subai’ah radi Allahu anha was Abu Sanabil himself.
His opinion was that if childbirth occurs before the completion of four months and ten days, then the waiting period (‘iddah) should still be observed until four months and ten days are completed.
According to him, the waiting period until delivery applies only in the case where the duration of pregnancy exceeds four months and ten days, as will be mentioned in the next hadith.
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Initially, Lady Subai’ah radi Allahu anha also felt that the opinion of Abu Sanabil was correct, but upon asking the Prophet sallallahu alayhi wa sallam, it became clear that the waiting period (‘iddah) ends as soon as the child is born. (See, Hadith: 2028)
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The waiting period (‘iddah) for a pregnant woman is until she gives birth.
This issue has been stated in the Noble Qur’an.
The command of Allah, the Exalted, is:
﴿وَأُولَاتُ الْأَحْمَالِ أَجَلُهُنَّ أَن يَضَعْنَ حَمْلَهُنَّ ۚ﴾ ()
“And the waiting period of pregnant women is until they deliver their burden (give birth).”
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The one who did not understand the correct practice of Lady Subai’ah radi Allahu anha was Abu Sanabil himself.
His opinion was that if childbirth occurs before the completion of four months and ten days, then the waiting period (‘iddah) should still be observed until four months and ten days are completed.
According to him, the waiting period until delivery applies only in the case where the duration of pregnancy exceeds four months and ten days, as will be mentioned in the next hadith.
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Initially, Lady Subai’ah radi Allahu anha also felt that the opinion of Abu Sanabil was correct, but upon asking the Prophet sallallahu alayhi wa sallam, it became clear that the waiting period (‘iddah) ends as soon as the child is born. (See, Hadith: 2028)
Source: Commentary on Sunan Ibn Mājah by Mawlānā ‘Atā’ullāh Sājid, Page: 2027
