It is narrated from Abu Salamah bin Abdur Rahman that a question was asked to Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) and Sayyiduna Abu Hurairah (may Allah be pleased with him) regarding a pregnant woman whose husband dies: according to which calculation should she observe her waiting period (‘iddah)? Sayyiduna Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) said: She should choose whichever of the two waiting periods is longer. And Sayyiduna Abu Hurairah (may Allah be pleased with him) said: She should wait until she gives birth. Then Abu Salamah went to Umm al-Mu’minin Sayyidah Umm Salamah (may Allah be pleased with her) and asked her about it. She said: Subai’ah Aslamiyyah gave birth fifteen days after her husband died. Then two men sent her proposals—one was young and the other was older. She inclined towards the young man. The older man said:“Your ‘iddah has not yet ended,”thinking that since her relatives were not present, when they would come, perhaps they would incline the woman towards him. Then Subai’ah went to the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) and described the situation. He (peace and blessings be upon him) said:“Your ‘iddah has ended, so you may marry whomever you wish.”

Abdullah bin Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both) was asked: If a pregnant woman's husband dies, what is her waiting period ('iddah)? Abdullah bin Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both) said: When she gives birth to the child, her waiting period is complete. At that moment, an Ansari man said: Umar bin Khattab (may Allah be pleased with him) said: If the husband's funeral is still on the bier and his wife gives birth to the child, her waiting period will be over.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Miswar bin Makhramah (may Allah be pleased with him) that Sayyidah Subai’ah Aslamiyyah (may Allah be pleased with her) gave birth to a child a few days after her husband’s death, so the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said:“Now your ‘iddah has ended, you may marry whomever you wish.”

It is narrated from Sulayman bin Yasar that Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) and Abu Salamah bin Abdur Rahman differed regarding the waiting period (‘iddah) of a woman who gives birth fifteen days after her husband’s death. Abu Salamah said: When she gives birth, her ‘iddah is over, and Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) said: No, she should wait for whichever of the two waiting periods is longer. Meanwhile, Sayyiduna Abu Hurairah (may Allah be pleased with him) came and said: I am with my brother Abu Salamah. Then all of them sent Kurayb, who was the freed slave of Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both), to Umm al-Mu’minin Sayyidah Umm Salamah (may Allah be pleased with her) to ask her about this issue. She said that Subay’ah Aslamiyyah gave birth a few days after her husband’s death. When she mentioned this to the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), he said:“You have become lawful, so you may marry whomever you wish.”

Imam Malik (may Allah have mercy on him) said: This is the ruling according to us, and the scholars of our city have remained upon this view.