Abu Salamah bin 'Abdur-Rahman said: "It was said to Ibn 'Abbas concerning a woman who gives birth one day after her husband died: 'Can she get married?' He said: 'No, not until the longer of the two periods has ended'. He said: 'Allah says: And for those who are pregnant (whether they are divorced or their husbands are dead), their 'Iddah (prescribed period) is until they lay down their burden'. He said: 'That only applies in the case of divorce'. Abu Hurairah said: 'I agree with my brother's son' --meaning, Abu Salamah. He sent his slave Kuraib and told him: 'Go to Umm Salamah and ask her: Was this the Sunnah of the Messenger of Allah?' He came back and said: 'Yes, Subai'ah Al-Aslamiyyah gave birth twenty days after her husband died, and the Messenger of Allah told her to get married, and Abu As-Sanabil was one of those who proposed marriage to her'."
This hadith teaches us about how important it is to follow Islamic rulings even if we don't understand them or agree with them at first glance as both Ibn Abbas and Abu Huraira disagreed but followed what Prophet Muhammad said when they were informed about it by Umm Salama's testimony confirming what Prophet Muhammad said regarding this matter. It also teaches us about how important it is to seek knowledge from reliable sources such as scholars or people who have witnessed something themselves instead of relying on our own opinions or assumptions which may be wrong without us knowing so we can make sure we are following Islam correctly according to its teachings instead of making mistakes unknowingly due to lack of knowledge or understanding .
