Abdullah bin Utbah says that once some people came to Sayyiduna Ibn Mas’ud (may Allah be pleased with him) and asked this question (that if a person marries a woman, no dowry is fixed, and before consummation he dies, what is the ruling?). Those people kept coming to Sayyiduna Ibn Mas’ud (may Allah be pleased with him) for about a month, insisting that he must give an answer to this issue. He said: I will state before you the conclusion I have reached by exercising my own judgment; if my answer is correct, it will be by Allah’s guidance, and if it is wrong, it will be from myself; Allah and His Messenger are free from it. The decision is that this woman will be given the dowry similar to that of women like her, she will also inherit, and she will have to observe the waiting period (‘iddah). Upon hearing this decision of Sayyiduna Ibn Mas’ud (may Allah be pleased with him), a group from the tribe of Ashja’ stood up, among whom were Sayyiduna Jarrah and Sayyiduna Abu Sinan (may Allah be pleased with them both), and said: We bear witness that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) gave the same decision regarding one of our women whose name was Barwa’ bint Washiq. Upon this, Sayyiduna Ibn Mas’ud (may Allah be pleased with him) became very happy that his decision matched the decision of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him).