[Machine] After the death of her husband, Subay'ah bint al-Harith waited for twenty-three or twenty-five nights. When she expressed her desire for marriage, he rejected it and mentioned it to the Prophet ﷺ . He said, "If she does so, her waiting period would be lawful." 'Affan said, "Then her waiting period has been completed."
وَضَعَتْ سُبَيْعَةُ بِنْتُ الْحَارِثِ بَعْدَ وَفَاةِ زَوْجِهَا بِثَلَاثٍ وَعِشْرِينَ أَوْ خَمْسٍ وَعِشْرِينَ لَيْلَةً فَلَمَّا تَعَلَّتْ تَشَوَّفَتْ لِلنِّكَاحِ فَأَنْكَرَ ذَلِكَ عَلَيْهَا وَذَكَرَ ذَلِكَ لِلنَّبِيِّ ﷺ فَقَالَ إِنْ تَفْعَلْ فَقَدْ حَلَّ أَجَلُهَا قَالَ عَفَّانُ فَقَدْ خَلَا أَجَلُهَا