68/39. Chapter:
Sahih Bukhari 5318 — Pregnant Widow May Marry After Delivery
"For those who are pregnant, their 'Idda is until they laydown their burdens."
Hadith About a Pregnant Widow's Iddah Ending After Childbirth
Sahih Bukhari : 5318
Sahih BukhariHadith Number 5318
حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى بْنُ بُكَيْرٍ، حَدَّثَنَا اللَّيْثُ، عَنْ جَعْفَرِ بْنِ رَبِيعَةَ، عَنْ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنِ هُرْمُزَ الأَعْرَجِ، قَالَ أَخْبَرَنِي أَبُو سَلَمَةَ بْنُ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ، أَنَّ زَيْنَبَ ابْنَةَ أَبِي سَلَمَةَ، أَخْبَرَتْهُ عَنْ أُمِّهَا أُمِّ سَلَمَةَ، زَوْجِ النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم أَنَّ امْرَأَةً مِنْ أَسْلَمَ يُقَالُ لَهَا سُبَيْعَةُ كَانَتْ تَحْتَ زَوْجِهَا، تُوُفِّيَ عَنْهَا وَهْىَ حُبْلَى، فَخَطَبَهَا أَبُو السَّنَابِلِ بْنُ بَعْكَكٍ، فَأَبَتْ أَنْ تَنْكِحَهُ، فَقَالَ وَاللَّهِ مَا يَصْلُحُ أَنْ تَنْكِحِيهِ حَتَّى تَعْتَدِّي آخِرَ الأَجَلَيْنِ. فَمَكُثَتْ قَرِيبًا مِنْ عَشْرِ لَيَالٍ ثُمَّ جَاءَتِ النَّبِيَّ صلى الله عليه وسلم فَقَالَ " انْكِحِي ".
Umm Salamah Narrated from:
A lady from Bani Aslam, called Subai'a, become a widow while she was pregnant. Abu As-Sanabil bin Ba'kak demanded her hand in marriage, but she refused to marry him and said, "By Allah, I cannot marry him unless I have completed one of the two prescribed periods." About ten days later (after having delivered her child), she went to the Prophet (ﷺ) and he said (to her), "You can marry now."
Reference : Sahih al-Bukhari 5318In-book reference : Book 68, Hadith 67USC-MSA web (English) reference : Vol. 7, Book 63, Hadith 239
Summary of Sahih Bukhari Hadith 5318
This hadith about iddah for a pregnant widow tells the case of Subaia from Bani Aslam. Her husband died while she was pregnant. Abu As-Sanabil wanted to marry her, but she refused and said she could not marry until completing one of the two prescribed periods. About ten days after delivering her child, she came to the Prophet, and he said, You can marry now. The wording focuses on her situation: a widow who had been pregnant and had already given birth. The safest explanation is that, in this case, the Prophet allowed marriage after delivery. People searching pregnant widow iddah hadith, Subaia Al-Aslamiya hadith, or widow can marry after childbirth will find the core ruling here.
What we learn from this hadith
- Subaia became a widow while pregnant.
- She did not accept a proposal before asking clearly.
- After delivery, the Prophet told her she could marry.
- The narration focuses on childbirth ending the waiting period in this case.
