Sayyida Fari’ah (may Allah be pleased with her) narrates: Her husband Rabee’ah was in a village near Madinah. He went after some of his (runaway) slaves, and those slaves killed him. That woman came to the service of the Prophet (peace be upon him) and, due to living far from the populated area, mentioned her fear. She mentioned that she was living in a house that was not her property. That woman sought permission from the Prophet (peace be upon him) to come to her brothers in Madinah. So the Prophet (peace be upon him) granted her permission. Then the Prophet (peace be upon him) asked her to repeat the situation. Then the Prophet (peace be upon him) said to her: Remain in that house where the news of his (your husband’s) death reached you, until your waiting period (‘iddah) is completed.

Ubaidullah bin Abdullah narrates: Abdullah bin Utbah wrote a letter to Umar bin Abdullah that you should go to Sayyida Sabi’ah bint Harith Aslamiyyah (may Allah be pleased with her) and ask her about the verdict that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) gave regarding her pregnancy. The narrator says that Umar bin Abdullah went there and asked the woman; so the woman told him that she was the wife of Sayyiduna Sa’d bin Khawlah (may Allah be pleased with him), who was a companion of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) and had the honor of participating in the Battle of Badr. He passed away during the Farewell Pilgrimage. The woman gave birth to a child before the completion of four months and ten days after her husband’s death. When she became pure from postpartum bleeding, a man from Banu Abd al-Dar, Abu Sanabil bin Ba’kkak, came to her. He saw the woman adorned and said to her: Perhaps you intend to remarry before the completion of four months and ten days. The woman narrates: When I heard this from Abu Sanabil, I went to the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), informed him of this, and asked about the matter. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: When you gave birth to the child, your waiting period (iddah) ended at that time.

Abu Salamah narrates: It was asked from Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) about a woman who gives birth to a child forty days after her husband's death. Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) replied: She should observe the waiting period (iddah) according to whichever of the two prescribed periods is completed last. Abu Salamah says: I said, "Has Allah Almighty not stated: 'The waiting period of pregnant women ends when they give birth'?" Sayyiduna Abu Hurairah (may Allah be pleased with him) said: I am with my nephew, meaning Abu Salamah. So Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) sent Kuraib to the wives of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) so that they could ask them if they had heard any hadith from the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) regarding this matter. Those wives sent this reply to Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both): Sayyidah Subai’ah Aslamiyyah (may Allah be pleased with her) gave birth to a child forty days after her husband's death, so the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) arranged her marriage (before the completion of four months and ten days).

Sulaiman bin Yasar narrates: There was a disagreement between Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) and Abu Salamah bin Abdur Rahman regarding a woman who gives birth to a child a few days after her husband's death. Sayyiduna Abdullah (may Allah be pleased with him) said: The waiting period (iddah) which ends later (the woman will observe iddah according to that). Abu Salamah said: As soon as she becomes postpartum (i.e., gives birth to the child), she becomes lawful (i.e., her iddah is considered finished). The narrator states: In the meantime, Sayyiduna Abu Hurairah (may Allah be pleased with him) arrived and said: I am with my nephew, meaning with Abu Salamah. They sent Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Abbas's (may Allah be pleased with them both) slave Kuraib to the service of Sayyidah Umm Salamah (may Allah be pleased with her), who is the noble wife of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him). He asked her about this matter, and then returned to these gentlemen and informed them that Sayyidah Umm Salamah (may Allah be pleased with her) stated: A woman named Subai’ah Aslamiyyah gave birth to a child a few days after her husband's death. This woman mentioned this to the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), so the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said to her: Your iddah has ended, you may marry (again).

Abu Salamah bin Abdur Rahman narrates: It was asked from Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) and Sayyiduna Abu Hurairah (may Allah be pleased with him) about a widow who is pregnant. Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) said: The waiting period (iddah) that is completed later (the woman will complete that waiting period). Sayyiduna Abu Hurairah (may Allah be pleased with him) said: When she gives birth to the child, her waiting period will be considered complete. Then Abu Salamah went to Sayyidah Umm Salamah (may Allah be pleased with her) and asked her about this matter. She informed: A woman named Subai’ah Aslamiyyah gave birth to a child fifteen days after her husband’s death. Two men sent her a marriage proposal; one of them was young and the other was elderly. The woman inclined towards the young man, so the elderly man said: Your waiting period is not yet over. The woman’s family members were not present there. The old man hoped that when her family members would arrive, they would give him preference (over the young man). The woman went to the service of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), so the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: You have become lawful (i.e., your waiting period is over), now you may marry whomever you wish.

Sayyiduna Miswar bin Makhramah (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates: Sayyidah Subai’ah (may Allah be pleased with her) gave birth to a child a few days after her husband passed away. She came to the service of the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) and sought permission from the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) to marry, so the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) granted her permission.

Abu Sanabil reports: Sayyida Subai'a (may Allah be pleased with her) gave birth to a child twenty-three or perhaps twenty-five days after her husband's death. When she gave birth to the child, she adorned herself to get married. This was objected to. This matter was mentioned to the Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him), so he said: What is there now to prevent her, when her waiting period has ended?

Sayyiduna Amr bin Al-Aas (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates: Do not make the Sunnah of our Prophet (peace be upon him) doubtful for us. The waiting period (‘iddah) of an Umm Walad will be the same as the waiting period of a widow. (Imam Ibn Hibban, may Allah have mercy on him, says:) Ibn Abu ‘Uroobah heard this narration from Qatadah, and Matar Waraq heard this narration from Raja’ bin Haywah, so once he transmitted it from this one and once from that one.

Sayyidah Aisha Siddiqa (may Allah be pleased with her) narrates: The Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "It is not permissible for any woman who believes in Allah and the Last Day to mourn for anyone who has passed away for more than three days, except in the case of her husband; for him, she will mourn for four months and ten days."

Lady Aisha Siddiqa (may Allah be pleased with her) and Lady Hafsa (may Allah be pleased with her) narrate that the Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "It is not permissible for any woman who believes in Allah and the Last Day to mourn for anyone who dies for more than three days, except in the case of her husband; for him, the mourning period is four months and ten days."