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سنن سعید بن منصور
Sunan Sa'id
كتاب الطلاقBook of Divorce
بَابُ مَا تَجْتَنِبُهُ الْمُتَوَفَّى عَنْهَا زَوْجُهَا فِي عِدَّتِهَاChapter on what a widow must avoid during her waiting period
Hadith 3313
اُردوEn
أَخْبَرَنَا سَعِيدٌ، نا سُفْيَانُ، عَنْ أَيُّوبَ بْنِ مُوسَى، عَنْ حُمَيْدِ بْنِ نَافِعٍ، عَنْ زَيْنَبَ بِنْتِ أَبِي سَلَمَةَ، أَنَّ أُمَّ حَبِيبَةَ لَمَّا جَاءَهَا نَعْيُ أَبِي سُفْيَانَ دَعَتْ بِصُفْرَةٍ بَعْدَ الثَّالِثِ، فَمَسَحَتْ بِهَا عَارِضَيْهَا وَذِرَاعَيْهَا، وَقَالَتْ: إِنِّي كُنْتُ غَنِيَّةً عَنْ هَذَا لَوْلَا أَنِّي سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ يَقُولُ: «لَا يَحِلُّ لِامْرَأَةٍ تُؤْمِنُ بِاللَّهِ وَالْيَوْمِ الْآخِرِ أَنْ تُحِدَّ عَلَى مَيِّتٍ إِلَّا عَلَى زَوْجٍ، فَإِنَّهَا تُحِدُّ عَلَيْهِ أَرْبَعَةَ أَشْهُرٍ وَعَشْرًا»
Lady Umm Habibah (may Allah be pleased with her) applied perfume on the third day after the death and said: "If I had not heard the command of the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him), I would not have done this."
Brief Explanation
Benefit: This hadith, in terms of its chain of narration, is authentic and is based on a unanimously agreed-upon foundational principle. From it, the following matters are established: Mourning (sawg) is only permissible for four months and ten days upon the death of a husband; for other relatives, only three days are allowed. After the completion of the waiting period (‘iddah) of death, a woman may use perfume. Adhering to the legal text (nass shar‘i) is itself a requirement of faith. The action of Sayyidah Umm Habibah radi Allahu anha is a lofty example of following the Sunnah.
