27/60. Chapter:
Sunan an-Nasai 3529 — Observe Iddah Where the News Arrived
The Woman Whose Husband Has Died Staying In Her House Until It Becomes Permissible For Her To Remarr
Where Should a Widow Observe Iddah?
Sunan an-Nasai : 3529
Sunan an-NasaiHadith Number 3529
أَخْبَرَنَا قُتَيْبَةُ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا اللَّيْثُ، عَنْ يَزِيدَ بْنِ أَبِي حَبِيبٍ، عَنْ يَزِيدَ بْنِ مُحَمَّدٍ، عَنْ سَعْدِ بْنِ إِسْحَاقَ، عَنْ عَمَّتِهِ، زَيْنَبَ بِنْتِ كَعْبٍ عَنِ الْفُرَيْعَةِ بِنْتِ مَالِكٍ، أَنَّ زَوْجَهَا، تَكَارَى عُلُوجًا لِيَعْمَلُوا لَهُ فَقَتَلُوهُ فَذَكَرَتْ ذَلِكَ لِرَسُولِ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم وَقَالَتْ إِنِّي لَسْتُ فِي مَسْكَنٍ لَهُ وَلاَ يَجْرِي عَلَىَّ مِنْهُ رِزْقٌ أَفَأَنْتَقِلُ إِلَى أَهْلِي وَيَتَامَاىَ وَأَقُومُ عَلَيْهِمْ قَالَ " افْعَلِي " . ثُمَّ قَالَ " كَيْفَ قُلْتِ " . فَأَعَادَتْ عَلَيْهِ قَوْلَهَا قَالَ " اعْتَدِّي حَيْثُ بَلَغَكِ الْخَبَرُ " .
Al-Furai'ah bint Malik Narrated from:
It was narrated from Al-Furai'ah bint Malik that her husband hired some slaves to work for him and they killed him. She mentioned that to the Messenger of Allah and said: "I am not living in a house that belongs to him, and I do not receive maintenance from him; should I move to my family with my two orphans and stay with them?" He said: "Do that." Then he said: "What did you say?" So she told him again and he said: "Observe your 'Iddah where the news came to you."
Reference : Sunan an-Nasa'i 3529In-book reference : Book 27, Hadith 141English translation : Vol. 4, Book 27, Hadith 3559
Summary of Sunan an-Nasai Hadith 3529
This narration gives more detail about Al-Furai'ah bint Malik's question after her husband was killed. She explained that the house was not owned by him and that she received no maintenance from him. She asked whether she could move to her family and care for her two orphans. The Messenger of Allah first told her to do so, then asked her to repeat what she had said. After hearing it again, he instructed her to observe her iddah where the news of her husband's death had reached her. The key phrase for this hadith is where a widow observes iddah. The report records a final instruction tied to the place in which she received the news, despite the difficulties she had described.
What we learn from this hadith
- She openly explained her housing and maintenance situation.
- The final instruction was to observe iddah where the news reached her.
- The Messenger of Allah listened to her account again before giving the final answer.
- The report highlights the place of residence during widowhood iddah.
