Have patience during difficult times, Honor Islamic laws even when it may seem inconvenient or hard

This hadith speaks to the importance of respecting and honoring the waiting period of a widow. The Prophet Muhammad ﷺ was asked by a group of people if they could use collyrium on a woman who lost her husband, to which he replied with an example from his own time. He said that there was once a woman who spent one year in prison wearing only ragged clothes and at the end she threw dung at a dog that passed by before she completed her waiting period. His point was that if this woman could wait out her entire year in such difficult circumstances then surely this other woman can wait four months and ten days as prescribed by Islamic law. This hadith teaches us to have patience during difficult times and respect for those who are going through them. It also reminds us to honor Islamic laws even when it may seem inconvenient or hard because Allah knows best what is good for us in our lives.