Humaid bin Nafi' narrated two traditions from Umm Salamah dealing with collyrium and the other hadith from the wives of Allah's Prophet ( صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم ) except with this that no mention was made of Zainab.

Zainab bint Abu Salama reported: Umm Salamah and Umm Habiba (RA) were talking with each other (and saying) that a woman came to Allah's Messenger ( صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم ) and mentioned to him that her daughter had lost her husband, and her eyes were sore and she wanted to use collyrium, whereupon Allah's Messenger ( صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم ) said: One among you used to throw dung at the end of a year, and now (this abstinence from adornment) is only for four months and ten days.

Zainab bint Abu Salama reported that when the news of the death of Abu Safyan came to Umm Habiba she sent for yellow (perfume) on the third day and rubbed it on her forearms and on her cheeks and said: I had in fact no need of it, but I heard Allah's Messenger ( صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم ) as saying: It is not permissible for the women believing in Allah and the Hereafter to abstain from adornment beyond three days except (at the death of) husband (in which case she must abstain from adornment) for four months and ten days.

Safiyya bint Abu 'Ubaid reported on the authority of Hafsa or 'A'isha (Allah be pleased with thein) or from both of them that Allah's Messenger (may peace he upon him) said: It is not permissible for a woman believing in Allah and the Hereafter (or believing in Allah and His Messenger) that she should observe mourning for the dead beyond three days except in case of her husband.

A hadith like this is transmitted on the authority of Nafi'.

Safiyya bint Abu 'Ubaid reported that she heard Hafsa daughter of Umar (RA) , (and) wife of Allah's Prophet ( صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم ) , narrating a hadith like this from Allah's Apostle ( صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم ) , and she made this addition: "She should abstain from adorning herself (in case of the death of her husband) for four months and ten days."

Safiyya bint Abu 'Ubaid narrated this tradition of Allah's Prophet ( صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم ) on the authority of some wives of Allah's Apostle ( صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم )

'A'isha (Allah be pleased with her) reported Allah's Messenger ( صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم ) as saying: It is not permissible for a woman believing in Allah and the Hereafter to observe mourning on the dead for more than three (days), except in case of her husband.

Umm 'Atiyya (Allah be pleased with her) reported that Allah's Messenger ( صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم ) had said: A woman must not observe mourning for one who had died for more than three (days) except for four months and ten days in the case of her husband. and she must not wear a dyed garment except one of the types made of dyed yarn, or apply collyrium, or touch perfume except a little perfume or incense, when she has been purified after her courses.

A hadith like this has been narrated on the authority of Hisham with the same chain of narrators but with a slight variation of words.