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Sunan an-Nasai 3540 (Book 27, Hadith 154) #18154
Mourning Period for Widows in Islam

SUMMARY: The hadith is about the mourning period for a woman whose husband has died, which was four months and ten days during the time of Prophet Muhammad (PBUH).

It was narrated from Zainab bint Abi Salamah, from Umm Salamah that a woman from the Quraish came to the Messenger of Allah and said: "My daughter's husband has died, and I am worried about her eyes; she needs kohl". He said: "One of you used to throw a piece of dung after a year had passed. Rather it (the mourning period) is four months and ten days". I (the narrator) said to Zainab: "What does 'after a year had passed' mean?" She said: "During the Jahiliyyah, if a woman's husband died she would go to the worst room she had and stay there, then, when a year had passed, she would come out and throw a piece of dung behind her".
أَخْبَرَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ مَعْدَانَ بْنِ عِيسَى بْنِ مَعْدَانَ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا ابْنُ أَعْيَنَ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا زُهَيْرُ بْنُ مُعَاوِيَةَ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى بْنُ سَعِيدٍ، عَنْ حُمَيْدِ بْنِ نَافِعٍ، مَوْلَى الأَنْصَارِ عَنْ زَيْنَبَ بِنْتِ أَبِي سَلَمَةَ، عَنْ أُمِّ سَلَمَةَ، أَنَّ امْرَأَةً، مِنْ قُرَيْشٍ جَاءَتْ إِلَى رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ فَقَالَتْ إِنَّ ابْنَتِي تُوُفِّيَ عَنْهَا زَوْجُهَا وَقَدْ خِفْتُ عَلَى عَيْنِهَا وَهِيَ تُرِيدُ الْكُحْلَ فَقَالَ ‏ "‏ قَدْ كَانَتْ إِحْدَاكُنَّ تَرْمِي بِالْبَعْرَةِ عَلَى رَأْسِ الْحَوْلِ وَإِنَّمَا هِيَ أَرْبَعَةُ أَشْهُرٍ وَعَشْرًا ‏"‏ ‏.‏ فَقُلْتُ لِزَيْنَبَ مَا رَأْسُ الْحَوْلِ قَالَتْ كَانَتِ الْمَرْأَةُ فِي الْجَاهِلِيَّةِ إِذَا هَلَكَ زَوْجُهَا عَمَدَتْ إِلَى شَرِّ بَيْتٍ لَهَا فَجَلَسَتْ فِيهِ حَتَّى إِذَا مَرَّتْ بِهَا سَنَةٌ خَرَجَتْ فَرَمَتْ وَرَاءَهَا بِبَعْرَةٍ
TOPICS
mourning  *  widow  *  period  *  auzn  *  armla  *  fitra  *  aljhilyah  *  quraish  *  jahiliyyah

QUICK LESSONS:
Follow Islamic teachings when it comes to matters such as these instead of relying on customs from pre-Islamic times .

EXPLANATIONS:
This hadith discusses the mourning period for a woman whose husband has died. During the time of Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) this was set to be four months and ten days. Before this time during the Jahiliyyah era if a woman's husband passed away she would go into seclusion in her worst room for an entire year before coming out and throwing a piece of dung behind her as an act of mourning. This hadith teaches us that we should follow Islamic teachings when it comes to matters such as these instead of relying on customs from pre-Islamic times. It also shows us that Islam provides guidance on all aspects of life including matters related to death and grieving.

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