27/56. Chapter:
Sunan an-Nasai 3515 — Widow After Delivery
The 'Iddah Of A Pregnant Woman Whose Husband Dies
Hadith About Widow After Delivery and Remarriage
Sunan an-Nasai : 3515
Sunan an-NasaiHadith Number 3515
أَخْبَرَنَا حُسَيْنُ بْنُ مَنْصُورٍ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا جَعْفَرُ بْنُ عَوْنٍ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى بْنُ سَعِيدٍ، قَالَ أَخْبَرَنِي سُلَيْمَانُ بْنُ يَسَارٍ، قَالَ أَخْبَرَنِي أَبُو سَلَمَةَ بْنُ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ، قَالَ كُنْتُ أَنَا وَابْنُ، عَبَّاسٍ وَأَبُو هُرَيْرَةَ فَقَالَ ابْنُ عَبَّاسٍ إِذَا وَضَعَتِ الْمَرْأَةُ بَعْدَ وَفَاةِ زَوْجِهَا فَإِنَّ عِدَّتَهَا آخِرُ الأَجَلَيْنِ . فَقَالَ أَبُو سَلَمَةَ فَبَعَثْنَا كُرَيْبًا إِلَى أُمِّ سَلَمَةَ يَسْأَلُهَا عَنْ ذَلِكَ فَجَاءَنَا مِنْ عِنْدِهَا أَنَّ سُبَيْعَةَ تُوُفِّيَ عَنْهَا زَوْجُهَا فَوَضَعَتْ بَعْدَ وَفَاةِ زَوْجِهَا بِأَيَّامٍ فَأَمَرَهَا رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم أَنْ تَتَزَوَّجَ .
Abu Salamah bin 'Abdur-Rahman Narrated from:
Ibn 'Abbas, Abu Hurairah and I were together, and Ibn 'Abbas said: 'If a woman gives birth after her husband dies, her 'Iddah is the longer of the two periods.'" Abu Salamah said: "We sent Kuraib to Umm Salamah to ask her about that. He came to us and told us from her that the husband of Subai'ah died and she gave birth a few days after her husband died, and the Messenger of Allah told her to get married."
Reference : Sunan an-Nasa'i 3515In-book reference : Book 27, Hadith 127English translation : Vol. 4, Book 27, Hadith 3545
Summary of Sunan an-Nasai Hadith 3515
This hadith about a widow after delivery reports a discussion between Ibn Abbas, Abu Hurairah, and Abu Salamah. Ibn Abbas said that if a woman gives birth after her husband dies, her waiting period is the longer of the two periods. Abu Salamah then said they sent Kuraib to Umm Salamah to ask about it. Kuraib returned and narrated from her that Subai'ah’s husband died, she gave birth a few days later, and the Messenger of Allah told her to get married. The main teaching is based on Subai'ah’s case: after giving birth, she was told by the Prophet to marry.
What we learn from this hadith
- A disagreement was checked by asking Umm Salamah.
- Subai'ah gave birth a few days after her husband died.
- The Prophet told her to get married.
- The hadith shows that reports from those who knew the case were used to clarify the matter.
