Abdullah bin Uqbah (may Allah have mercy on him) says that once a matter was presented before Hazrat Abdullah bin Mas’ud (may Allah be pleased with him): a man married a woman, but the man passed away before he had fixed a dowry for his wife and before he had met her in seclusion. What is the ruling regarding this? This question was asked of him for a month, but he did not give any answer about it. Finally, he said: I will answer this according to my opinion; if the answer is wrong, then it is the imagination of my own self and the whispering of Satan, and if the answer is correct, then it will be by the grace of Allah. This woman (the widow) should be given the dowry that is customary for women like her, she will also receive her husband’s inheritance, and she will be required to observe the waiting period (‘iddah). Upon hearing this decision, a man from the tribe of Ashja’ stood up and said: I bear witness that you have given the same verdict regarding this matter as the Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) gave regarding Barwa’ bint Washiq. Hazrat Ibn Mas’ud (may Allah be pleased with him) said: Present witnesses. So two men from the tribe of Ashja’, Hazrat Jarrah (may Allah be pleased with him) and Abu Sinan (may Allah be pleased with him), gave this testimony.