And Sulaiman bin Harb and Al-Nu’man narrated that Hammad bin Zaid narrated to us, from Ayyub, and from him Muhammad bin Sirin narrated that:
I was present in a gathering in which Abdur Rahman bin Abi Laila was also present. His students used to respect him greatly. There, I narrated the statement of Sabi’ah bint Al-Harith from Abdullah bin Utbah bin Mas’ud, upon which one of his students warned me by biting his lip and making gestures with his tongue and eyes. Muhammad bin Sirin narrated that I understood and said that Abdullah bin Utbah is still alive in Kufa. If I attribute a lie to him, it would be a great boldness. The person who warned me became embarrassed at this, and Abdur Rahman bin Abi Laila said,“But his uncle did not say this.”(Ibn Sirin narrated that) Then I met Abu Atiyyah Malik bin Amir and asked him about this issue. He also began to narrate the hadith of Sabi’ah, but I asked him,“Have you also heard anything about this from Abdullah bin Mas’ud (may Allah be pleased with him)?”He narrated that we were present in the service of Abdullah bin Mas’ud (may Allah be pleased with him), so he said,“Do you want to be harsh on her (whose husband has died and she is pregnant, by prolonging the period of waiting) and are not ready to grant ease and concession? The fact is that the small Surah An-Nisa (i.e., Surah At-Talaq) was revealed after the big Surah An-Nisa, and he said «وأولات الأحمال أجلهن أن يضعن حملهن‏» the verse, and the waiting period for pregnant women is until they deliver their pregnancy.”