27/56. Chapter:
Sunan an-Nasai 3510 — Widow Gives Birth
The 'Iddah Of A Pregnant Woman Whose Husband Dies
Hadith About a Widow Who Gives Birth After Her Husband Dies
Sunan an-Nasai : 3510
Sunan an-NasaiHadith Number 3510
أَخْبَرَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ سَلَمَةَ، وَالْحَارِثُ بْنُ مِسْكِينٍ، قِرَاءَةً عَلَيْهِ وَأَنَا أَسْمَعُ، - وَاللَّفْظُ لِمُحَمَّدٍ - قَالَ أَنْبَأَنَا ابْنُ الْقَاسِمِ، عَنْ مَالِكٍ، عَنْ عَبْدِ رَبِّهِ بْنِ سَعِيدٍ، عَنْ أَبِي سَلَمَةَ، قَالَ سُئِلَ ابْنُ عَبَّاسٍ وَأَبُو هُرَيْرَةَ عَنِ الْمُتَوَفَّى، عَنْهَا زَوْجُهَا وَهِيَ حَامِلٌ قَالَ ابْنُ عَبَّاسٍ آخِرُ الأَجَلَيْنِ . وَقَالَ أَبُو هُرَيْرَةَ إِذَا وَلَدَتْ فَقَدْ حَلَّتْ . فَدَخَلَ أَبُو سَلَمَةَ إِلَى أُمِّ سَلَمَةَ فَسَأَلَهَا عَنْ ذَلِكَ، فَقَالَتْ وَلَدَتْ سُبَيْعَةُ الأَسْلَمِيَّةُ بَعْدَ وَفَاةِ زَوْجِهَا بِنِصْفِ شَهْرٍ فَخَطَبَهَا رَجُلاَنِ أَحَدُهُمَا شَابٌّ وَالآخَرُ كَهْلٌ فَحَطَّتْ إِلَى الشَّابِّ فَقَالَ الْكَهْلُ لَمْ تَحْلِلْ . وَكَانَ أَهْلُهَا غُيَّبًا فَرَجَا إِذَا جَاءَ أَهْلُهَا أَنْ يُؤْثِرُوهُ بِهَا فَجَاءَتْ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم فَقَالَ " قَدْ حَلَلْتِ فَانْكِحِي مَنْ شِئْتِ " .
Abu Salama Narrated from:
Ibn 'Abbas and Abu Hurairah were asked about the woman whose husband dies when she is pregnant. Ibn 'Abbas said: '(She should wait) for the longer of the two periods.' Abu Hurairah said: 'When she gives birth it becomes permissible for her to marry.'Abu Salamah went to Umm Salamah and asked her about that, and she said: 'Subai'ah Al-Aslamiyyah gave birth half a month after her husband died, and two men proposed to her. One was young and one was old, and she was inclined toward the young one. So the old one said: It is not permissible for you to marry. Her family was not there, and he hoped that if he went to her family they would marry her to him. She went to the Messenger of Allah and he said: It is permissible for you to marry, so marry whomever you want.'
Reference : Sunan an-Nasa'i 3510In-book reference : Book 27, Hadith 122English translation : Vol. 4, Book 27, Hadith 3540
Summary of Sunan an-Nasai Hadith 3510
This hadith explains the case of a widow who gives birth after her husband dies. Ibn Abbas said she should wait for the longer of the two periods, while Abu Hurairah said that when she gives birth it becomes permissible for her to marry. Abu Salamah asked Umm Salamah, who narrated the case of Subai'ah Al-Aslamiyyah. She gave birth half a month after her husband died. Two men proposed to her, and she inclined toward the young one. The older man told her she could not marry. She went to the Messenger of Allah, and he said it was permissible for her to marry and to marry whomever she wanted.
What we learn from this hadith
- People may differ, so the Prophet’s guidance settles the matter.
- Subai'ah was allowed to marry after giving birth.
- The claim that she could not marry was corrected by the Prophet.
- The Prophet told her to marry whomever she wanted.
