Abu Uthman reports: A woman came to Sayyiduna Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) and said: "Her husband has become insane." So Sayyiduna Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) ordered her to wait for four years, and then (after four years had passed) Sayyiduna Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) ordered the guardian of the man afflicted with insanity to divorce the woman, then Sayyiduna Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) instructed the woman to observe the waiting period ('iddah) for four months and ten days.

Sayyiduna Mughira bin Shu’bah (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates: The Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said:“The wife of a missing person will remain his wife until news (of the missing person’s death) reaches that woman.”

Lady Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) narrates: Sayyiduna Sa’d bin Abi Waqqas (may Allah be pleased with him) and Sayyiduna ‘Abd bin Zam’ah (may Allah be pleased with him) presented a case before the Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) regarding the son of Zam’ah’s slave woman. Sayyiduna Sa’d (may Allah be pleased with him) said:“O Messenger of Allah! My brother ‘Utbah instructed me (to take this child under my guardianship). He said: When you enter Makkah, take the son of Zam’ah’s slave woman, for he is my (illegitimate) child.”‘Abd bin Zam’ah (may Allah be pleased with him) said:“O Messenger of Allah! (That boy) is my brother, who is the son of my father’s slave woman and was born on my father’s bed.”The Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) noticed a clear resemblance of the child with ‘Utbah, but he said:“O ‘Abd Zam’ah! He will be given to you, for the child is attributed to the owner of the bed.”And,“O Sawdah bint Zam’ah! Observe veil from him.”Imam Malik, Salih bin Kaysan, Ibn Ishaq, Shu’ayb bin Abu Hamzah, Ibn Jurayj, ‘Aqil, the nephew of Zuhri, Ma’mar bin Rashid, Yunus, Layth bin Sa’d, Sufyan bin Husayn, and other narrators have followed up on this narration. In the narration of Malik, Ma’mar, Layth, Salih bin Kaysan, Ibn Ishaq, and other narrators, these words are mentioned:“After that, the child never saw Lady Sawdah bint Zam’ah (may Allah be pleased with her) for the rest of his life.”

Zaid bin Aslam, may Allah have mercy on him, regarding Allah Almighty’s statement,“That is more likely that you will not do injustice (__QUR_N__),”said:“This is better so that those under your care are not too many.”

Sayyiduna Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates: The Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) instructed a widow: "If she wishes, she may spend her waiting period (iddah) somewhere other than her home." This narration has only been transmitted with a chain by Abu Malik Nakhai, and this narrator is weak; the narrator named Mahbub is also weak.

Saeed bin Basheer narrates: He asked Qatadah about Zihar, so Qatadah informed: Sayyiduna Anas (may Allah be pleased with him) narrated this hadith to me: Sayyiduna Aws bin Samit (may Allah be pleased with him) performed Zihar with his wife Khuwaylah bint Tha'labah (may Allah be pleased with her). This woman complained about this to the Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) and said: "He has performed Zihar with me at a time when I have grown old and my bones have become weak." So Allah Almighty revealed the verse regarding Zihar. The Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) ordered Sayyiduna Aws (may Allah be pleased with him): "Free a slave." He replied: "I do not have the means for that." The Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) said: "Then fast for two consecutive months." He replied: "My condition is such that if I am unable to eat for a day (at any time), my eyesight is affected (i.e., it becomes weaker)." The Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) said: "Then feed sixty needy people." He replied: "I do not have the means for that either, but if you help me and act with kindness, then I can do so." The narrator states: The Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) gave him fifteen saa' as assistance, until Allah Almighty gathered it for him, and Allah is Most Merciful. The narrator says: People used to think that this was the amount according to the Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him), because this grain was for sixty needy people.

Sayyiduna Salamah bin Sakhr رضي الله عنه narrates: The Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم gave him a vessel in which there were fifteen sa’ (of grain). The Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم said:“Feed this to sixty needy people.”(The narrator states) In this way, each needy person received one mudd.