It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Mas'ud (may Allah be pleased with him), concerning a man who married a woman and died before consummating the marriage with her and before fixing a dowry, that he said: "She is entitled to the full dowry (mahr al-mithl), she must observe the waiting period ('iddah), and she is entitled to inheritance." Then Sayyiduna Ma'qil bin Sinan (may Allah be pleased with him) stood up and said: "I bear witness that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) gave this very judgement concerning Barwa' bint Washiq." Thus this hadith became sahih (authentic) on the condition of the two Shaykhs (Bukhari and Muslim).