The wife of the Messenger, Sayyida Zaynab bint Jahsh (may Allah be pleased with her), says: I heard the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) say from the pulpit that it is not permissible for a woman who believes in Allah and the Last Day to mourn for any deceased person for more than three days, except for her husband, for whom the mourning period is four months and ten days.

Sayyida Zaynab bint Umm Salamah (may Allah be pleased with her) says: A relative of Sayyida Umm Habibah (may Allah be pleased with her) passed away. She sent for perfume, applied it to her arms, and said: I have done this for a specific reason, and that is because the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: It is not lawful for a woman who believes in Allah and the Last Day to mourn for any deceased person for more than three days, except for her husband, for whom the mourning period is four months and ten days.

It is narrated from Sayyidah Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: It is not permissible for a woman who believes in Allah and the Last Day to mourn for any deceased person for more than three days, except for her husband.

A similar hadith is narrated from Sayyidah Hafsah (may Allah be pleased with her), except that after the words "except for a husband," these words are present: So she will observe mourning for him for four months and ten days.

Sayyidah Umm ‘Atiyyah Ansariyyah (may Allah be pleased with her) narrates that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: No woman should observe mourning for any deceased person for more than three days, except for her husband, for whom she will observe mourning for four months and ten days. During this period, she should not wear dyed clothes, but she may wear clothes made of dyed yarn. She should not apply kohl, nor use perfume, except that when she becomes pure after menstruation, she may use a little qust or azfar perfume.

Sayyida Asma bint Umais (may Allah be pleased with her) says: On the third day after the martyrdom of Sayyiduna Ja'far (may Allah be pleased with him), the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) came to me and said: Do not observe mourning after today.

(Second chain) She says: When the tragedy of Sayyiduna Ja'far (may Allah be pleased with him) occurred, the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) came to us and said, "Get up! Wear mourning clothes for three days, after that do as you wish."