27/65. Chapter:
Sunan an-Nasai 3536 — Kohl, Dye and Dyed Clothes in Mourning
A Woman In Mourning Dyeing Her Hair
Mourning Rules for Women: Kohl, Dye and Clothing
Sunan an-Nasai : 3536
Sunan an-NasaiHadith Number 3536
أَخْبَرَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ مَنْصُورٍ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا سُفْيَانُ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا عَاصِمٌ، عَنْ حَفْصَةَ، عَنْ أُمِّ عَطِيَّةَ، عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم قَالَ " لاَ يَحِلُّ لاِمْرَأَةٍ تُؤْمِنُ بِاللَّهِ وَالْيَوْمِ الآخِرِ أَنْ تَحِدَّ عَلَى مَيِّتٍ فَوْقَ ثَلاَثٍ إِلاَّ عَلَى زَوْجٍ وَلاَ تَكْتَحِلُ وَلاَ تَخْتَضِبُ وَلاَ تَلْبَسُ ثَوْبًا مَصْبُوغًا " .
Umm 'Atiyyah Narrated from:
The Prophet said: "It is not permissible for a woman who believes in Allah and the Last Day, to mourn for anyone who dies for more than three days, except for a husband; she should not use kohl, dye nor wear dyed clothes."
Reference : Sunan an-Nasa'i 3536In-book reference : Book 27, Hadith 150English translation : Vol. 4, Book 27, Hadith 3566
Summary of Sunan an-Nasai Hadith 3536
This narration combines the general mourning limit with several restrictions connected to mourning a husband. The Prophet said that a believing woman should not mourn a deceased person for more than three days, except for her husband. He then stated that she should not use kohl, apply dye, or wear dyed clothing. The hadith does not give the husband's full mourning period in this version, so it should not be inserted into the explanation as though it were stated here. Its direct focus is the exception for a husband and the listed forms of adornment. The main search phrase, mourning rules for women, fits the content because the report sets both a time boundary for other deaths and clear limits on kohl, dye, and clothing.
What we learn from this hadith
- Mourning for others should not continue beyond three days.
- The husband is the stated exception.
- Kohl and personal dye are restricted during the husband's mourning.
- Dyed clothing is also named among the restrictions.
