27/56. Chapter:
Sunan an-Nasai 3508 — Iddah Ends After Birth
The 'Iddah Of A Pregnant Woman Whose Husband Dies
Hadith: Iddah Ends After Birth for a Pregnant Widow
Sunan an-Nasai : 3508
Sunan an-NasaiHadith Number 3508
أَخْبَرَنِي مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ قُدَامَةَ، قَالَ أَخْبَرَنِي جَرِيرٌ، عَنْ مَنْصُورٍ، عَنْ إِبْرَاهِيمَ، عَنِ الأَسْوَدِ، عَنْ أَبِي السَّنَابِلِ، قَالَ وَضَعَتْ سُبَيْعَةُ حَمْلَهَا بَعْدَ وَفَاةِ زَوْجِهَا بِثَلاَثَةٍ وَعِشْرِينَ أَوْ خَمْسَةٍ وَعِشْرِينَ لَيْلَةً فَلَمَّا تَعَلَّتْ تَشَوَّفَتْ لِلأَزْوَاجِ فَعِيبَ ذَلِكَ عَلَيْهَا فَذُكِرَ ذَلِكَ لِرَسُولِ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم فَقَالَ " مَا يَمْنَعُهَا قَدِ انْقَضَى أَجَلُهَا " .
Abu As-Sanabil Narrated from:
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.'
Reference : Sunan an-Nasa'i 3508In-book reference : Book 27, Hadith 120English translation : Vol. 4, Book 27, Hadith 3538
Summary of Sunan an-Nasai Hadith 3508
This hadith gives a clear statement about a pregnant widow whose iddah ends after birth. Abu As-Sanabil narrated that Subai'ah gave birth twenty-three or twenty-five days after her husband died. When her nifas ended, she showed interest in remarriage and was criticized. The matter was mentioned to the Messenger of Allah, and he said there was nothing to stop her because her term had ended. This hadith is often searched as iddah ends after giving birth, pregnant widow iddah hadith, and Subai'ah Al-Aslamiyyah. The message is direct: in her case, after giving birth, the waiting term had ended.
What we learn from this hadith
- Subai'ah gave birth soon after her husband died.
- Some people criticized her wish to remarry.
- The Prophet said there was nothing to stop her.
- Her term had ended after she gave birth.
