'Ubaidullah bin 'Abdullah bin 'Utba (b. Mas'ud) reported that his father wrote to Umar bin 'Abdullah b al Arqam al-Zuhri that he would go to Subai'ah bint al-Hirith al-Aslamiyya (Allah be pleased with her) and ask her about a verdict from him which Allah's Messenger ( صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم ) gave her when she had asked that from him (in regard to the termination of 'Idda at the birth of a child) 'Umar bin'Abdullah wrote to 'Abdullah bin 'Utba informing him that Subai'ah had told him that she had been married to Sa'd bin Khaula and he belonged to the tribe of Amir bin Lu'ayy, and was one of those who participated in the Battle of Badr, and he died in the Farewell Pilgrimage and she had been in the family way at that time. And much time had not elapsed that she gave birth to a child after his death and when she was free from the effects of childbirth she embellished herself for those who had to give proposals of marriage. Abdul Sunabil bin Ba'kak (from Banu 'Abdul Dar) came to her and said: What is this that I see you embellished; perhaps you are inclined to marry, By Allah, you cannot marry unless four months and ten days (of 'Idda are passed). When he said that, I dressed myself, and as it was evening I came to Allah's Messenger ( صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم ) and asked him about it, and he gave me a religious verdict that I was allowed to marry when I had given birth to a child and asked me to marry if I so liked. Ibn Shihab said: I do not find any harm fur her in marrying when she has given birth to a child even when she is bleeding (after the birth of the child) except that her husband should not go near her until she is purified.

Abu Salama bin 'Abdul Rahman and Ibn 'Abbas (RA) got together in the house of Abu Hurairah (RA) and began to discuss about the woman who gave birth to a child a few nights after the death of her husband. Ibn 'Abbas (RA) said: Her 'Idda is that period which is longer of the two (between four months and ten days and the birth of the child, whichever is longer). AbuSalama, however said: Her period of 'Idda is over (with the birth of the child), and they were contending with each other over this issue, whereupon Abu Hurairah (RA) said: I subscribe (to the view) held by my nephew (i. e. Abu Salama). They sent Kuraib (the freed slave of Ibn 'Abbas) to Umm Salamah to ask her about it. He came (back) to them and informed them that Umm Salamah (Allah be pleased with her) said that Subai'ah al-Aslamiyya gave birth to a child after the death of her husband when the few flights (had hardly) passed and she made mention of that to Allah's Messenger ( صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم ) and he commanded her to marry.

This hadith has been narated with the same chain of transrmitters except with a small change of words (and that is): They sent him to Umm Salamah, but no mention was made of Kuraib.

Zainab (bint Abu Salama) (Allah be pleased with her) reported: I went to Umm Habiba, the wife of Allah's Apostle ( صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم ) , when her father Abu Sufyan (RA) had died. Umm Habiba sent for a perfume having yellowness in it or something else like it, and she applied it to a girl and then rubbed it on her cheeks and then said: By Allah, I need no perfume but for the fact that I heard Allah's Messenger ( صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم ) say on the pulpit: "It is not permissible for a woman believing in Allah and the Hereafter to mourn for the dead beyond three days, but (in case of the death) of the husband it is permissible for four months and ten days." Zainab said: I then visited Zainab bint Jahsh (Allah be pleased with her) when her brother died and she sent for perfume and applied it and then said: By Allah, I don't feel any need for the perfume but that I heard Allah's Messenger ( صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم ) say on the pulpit: "It is not permissible for a woman believing in Allah and the Hereafter to mourn the dead beyond three days except in case of her husband (for whom she can mourn) for four months and ten days."

." Zainab said: I then visited Zainab bint Jahsh (Allah be pleased with her) when her brother died and she sent for perfume and applied it and then said: By Allah, I don't feel any need for the perfume but that I heard Allah's Messenger ( صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم ) say on the pulpit: "It is not permissible for a woman believing in Allah and the Hereafter to mourn the dead beyond three days except in case of her husband (for whom she can mourn) for four months and ten days.

Zainab (Allah be pleased with her) said: I heard my mother Umm Salamah (Allah be pleased with her) as saying: A woman came to Allah's Messenger ( صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم ) and said: Allah's Messenger. I have a daughter whose husband has died and there has developed some trouble in her eye; should we apply collyrium to it? Thereupon Allah's Messenger ( صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم ) said: No (repeating it twice or thrice, saying only, NO" all the time). Then he said: It is only four months and ten days, whereas in the preIslamic period none of you threw away the dung until one year had passed.

Humaid said: I said to Zainab: What is this throwing of dung until a year is passed? Zainab said: When the husband of a woman died, she went into a hut and put on her worst clothes, and did not apply perfume or something like it until a year was over. Then an animal like a donkey, or a goat, or a bird was brought to her and she rubbed her hand over it, and it so happened that one on which she rubbed her hand died. She then came out of her house and she was given dung and she threw it and then she made use of anything like perfume or something else as she liked.

Zainab bint Umm Salamah (Allah be pleased with her) reported that a relative of Umm Habiba (Allah be pleased with her) died. She sent for a yellow (perfume) and applied that to her forearm and said: I am doing it, for I have heard Allah's Messenger ( صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم ) saying: It is not permissible for a woman believing in Allah and the Hereafter to mourn beyond three days except the husband (for whom she can mourn) for four months and ten days.

This hadith was narrated by Zainab from her mother and from Zainab, the wife of Allah's Apostle ( صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم ) , or from some other lady from among the wives of the Prophet ( صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم ) .

Zainab bint Umm Salamah (Allah be pleased with her) reported on the authority of her mother that a woman lost her husband. As her eyes were ailing, they (her kith and kin) entertained fear about her eyes, so they came to Allah's Apostle ( صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم ) and sought permission for the use of collyrium, whereupon Allah's Messenger ( صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم ) said: One among you used to spend one year in a dungeon dressed in worst clothes. And at the end of this period she threw dung at the dog which happened to pass that way and then she came out (of her 'Idda). Can't she (wait) even for four months and ten days?