Hazrat Masruq (may Allah have mercy on him) and Hazrat Amr bin Utbah (may Allah have mercy on him) wrote a letter to Hazrat Subai’ah bint Harith (may Allah have mercy on her) and asked her about her incident. She replied in writing that she had given birth to a child twenty-five days after her husband's death. Then she prepared herself in search of good. Abu Sanabil bin Ba’kkak (may Allah be pleased with him) passed by her and said, "You have hurried; complete the longer of the two waiting periods, that is, four months and ten days." Then she presented herself before the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) and said, "O Messenger of Allah! Pray for my forgiveness." The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) asked, "What has happened?" She narrated the whole story, so the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said, "If you find a good husband, then marry him."

Hazrat Abdur Rahman bin Ma'qal (may Allah have mercy on him) says that I was present in the gathering of Hazrat Ali (may Allah be pleased with him), when a man asked him: "What is the waiting period ('iddah) for a pregnant woman whose husband has passed away?" Hazrat Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) replied: "She will observe the longer of the two periods as her 'iddah." A man said: "Hazrat Abdullah bin Mas'ud (may Allah be pleased with him) gives the verdict that the 'iddah is completed upon delivery?" Hazrat Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) replied: "He does not know."

Hazrat Abdullah (may Allah be pleased with him) was asked: If a man marries a woman, does not give her the dower (mahr), and does not consummate the marriage with her, what is the ruling? He replied: The woman will receive the full dower, she will inherit, and the full waiting period (‘iddah) will be obligatory upon her. Hazrat Ma’qil bin Sinan (may Allah be pleased with him) says: I was present in the service of the Messenger of Allah (may Allah bless him and grant him peace) when he gave the same verdict regarding Barwa’ bint Washiq.

It is narrated similarly through another chain of transmission.

It is narrated similarly through another chain of transmission.

Hazrat Nafi' narrates that Hazrat Ibn Umar (may Allah be pleased with them) arranged the marriage of one of his sons. He (the son) passed away before the dowry (mahr) was fixed and before consummation. The girl's family demanded the mahr from Hazrat Ibn Umar (may Allah be pleased with them), but he said that there is no mahr for this. They refused to accept this and appointed Hazrat Zaid bin Thabit (may Allah be pleased with him) as an arbitrator, and he decided that the woman would not receive the mahr.

Hazrat Zaid bin Thabit (may Allah be pleased with him) says that she will also be an heir and will also observe the waiting period (‘iddah).

Hazrat Abu Sha’sa’ (may Allah have mercy on him) and Hazrat Ata (may Allah have mercy on him) say that if someone passes away after marriage but before the payment of the dowry, the woman will receive inheritance but will not receive the dowry.

Hazrat Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) said: She will receive inheritance, not the dower.

Hazrat Sha'bi (may Allah have mercy on him) says that in Madinah, a man married a woman and before the dowry was fixed and consummation took place, he passed away. So people said that she would receive inheritance but not the dowry. Hazrat Masruq (may Allah have mercy on him) said that inheritance is not received until the dowry is fixed beforehand.