It is narrated from Abu Salamah bin Abdur Rahman that a question was asked to Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) and Sayyiduna Abu Hurairah (may Allah be pleased with him) regarding a pregnant woman whose husband dies: according to which calculation should she observe her waiting period (‘iddah)? Sayyiduna Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) said: She should choose whichever of the two waiting periods is longer. And Sayyiduna Abu Hurairah (may Allah be pleased with him) said: She should wait until she gives birth. Then Abu Salamah went to Umm al-Mu’minin Sayyidah Umm Salamah (may Allah be pleased with her) and asked her about it. She said: Subai’ah Aslamiyyah gave birth fifteen days after her husband died. Then two men sent her proposals—one was young and the other was older. She inclined towards the young man. The older man said:“Your ‘iddah has not yet ended,”thinking that since her relatives were not present, when they would come, perhaps they would incline the woman towards him. Then Subai’ah went to the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) and described the situation. He (peace and blessings be upon him) said:“Your ‘iddah has ended, so you may marry whomever you wish.”