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ahmad:18714Ḥusayn b. Muḥammad > Shaybān > Manṣūr And ʿAffān > Shuʿbah > Manṣūr > Ibrāhīm > al-Aswad > Abū al-Sanābil b. Baʿkak

[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."  

أحمد:١٨٧١٤حَدَّثَنَا حُسَيْنُ بْنُ مُحَمَّدٍ حَدَّثَنَا شَيْبَانُ عَنْ مَنْصُورٍ وَعَفَّانُ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا شُعْبَةُ حَدَّثَنَا مَنْصُورٌ عَنْ إِبْرَاهِيمَ عَنِ الْأَسْوَدِ عَنْ أَبِي السَّنَابِلِ بْنِ بَعْكَكٍ قَالَ

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  


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Collected by Nasāʾī, Tirmidhī, Ibn Mājah, Aḥmad, Dārimī, Ibn Ḥibbān, Ṭabarānī
nasai:3508Muḥammad b. Qudāmah > Jarīr > Manṣūr > Ibrāhīm > al-Aswad > Abū al-Sanābil

"Subai'ah gave birth twenty-three or twenty-five days after her husband died, and when her Nifas ended she expressed her wish to remarry and was criticized for that. Mention of that was made to the Messenger of Allah and he said: 'There is nothing to stop her; her term has ended.'"  

النسائي:٣٥٠٨أَخْبَرَنِي مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ قُدَامَةَ قَالَ أَخْبَرَنِي جَرِيرٌ عَنْ مَنْصُورٍ عَنْ إِبْرَاهِيمَ عَنِ الأَسْوَدِ عَنْ أَبِي السَّنَابِلِ قَالَ

وَضَعَتْ سُبَيْعَةُ حَمْلَهَا بَعْدَ وَفَاةِ زَوْجِهَا بِثَلاَثَةٍ وَعِشْرِينَ أَوْ خَمْسَةٍ وَعِشْرِينَ لَيْلَةً فَلَمَّا تَعَلَّتْ تَشَوَّفَتْ لِلأَزْوَاجِ فَعِيبَ ذَلِكَ عَلَيْهَا فَذُكِرَ ذَلِكَ لِرَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ فَقَالَ مَا يَمْنَعُهَا قَدِ انْقَضَى أَجَلُهَا  

tirmidhi:1193Aḥmad b. Manīʿ > Ḥusayn b. Muḥammad > Shaybān > Manṣūr > Ibrāhīm > al-Aswad > Abū al-Sanābil b. Baʿkak

"Subai'ah delivered twenty-three or twenty-five days after her husband had died. So when she was ready (finished post-natal bleeding) she adorned herself for marriage, but she was rebuked for doing that, so it was mentioned to the Prophet and he said: "If she has done that then her time has come.'"  

الترمذي:١١٩٣حَدَّثَنَا أَحْمَدُ بْنُ مَنِيعٍ حَدَّثَنَا حُسَيْنُ بْنُ مُحَمَّدٍ حَدَّثَنَا شَيْبَانُ عَنْ مَنْصُورٍ عَنْ إِبْرَاهِيمَ عَنِ الأَسْوَدِ عَنْ أَبِي السَّنَابِلِ بْنِ بَعْكَكٍ قَالَ

وَضَعَتْ سُبَيْعَةُ بَعْدَ وَفَاةِ زَوْجِهَا بِثَلاَثَةٍ وَعِشْرِينَ أَوْ خَمْسَةٍ وَعِشْرِينَ يَوْمًا فَلَمَّا تَعَلَّتْ تَشَوَّفَتْ لِلنِّكَاحِ فَأُنْكِرَ عَلَيْهَا ذَلِكَ فَذُكِرَ ذَلِكَ لِلنَّبِيِّ ﷺ فَقَالَ إِنْ تَفْعَلْ فَقَدْ حَلَّ أَجَلُهَا حَدَّثَنَا أَحْمَدُ بْنُ مَنِيعٍ حَدَّثَنَا الْحَسَنُ بْنُ مُوسَى حَدَّثَنَا شَيْبَانُ عَنْ مَنْصُورٍ نَحْوَهُ قَالَ وَفِي الْبَابِ عَنْ أُمِّ سَلَمَةَ  

قَالَ أَبُو عِيسَى حَدِيثُ أَبِي السَّنَابِلِ حَدِيثٌ مَشْهُورٌ مِنْ هَذَا الْوَجْهِ وَلاَ نَعْرِفُ لِلأَسْوَدِ سَمَاعًا مِنْ أَبِي السَّنَابِلِ وَسَمِعْتُ مُحَمَّدًا يَقُولُ لاَ أَعْرِفُ أَنَّ أَبَا السَّنَابِلِ عَاشَ بَعْدَ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ وَالْعَمَلُ عَلَى هَذَا عِنْدَ أَكْثَرِ أَهْلِ الْعِلْمِ مِنْ أَصْحَابِ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ وَغَيْرِهِمْ أَنَّ الْحَامِلَ الْمُتَوَفَّى عَنْهَا زَوْجُهَا إِذَا وَضَعَتْ فَقَدْ حَلَّ التَّزْوِيجُ لَهَا وَإِنْ لَمْ تَكُنِ انْقَضَتْ عِدَّتُهَا وَهُوَ قَوْلُ سُفْيَانَ الثَّوْرِيِّ وَالشَّافِعِيِّ وَأَحْمَدَ وَإِسْحَاقَ وَقَالَ بَعْضُ أَهْلِ الْعِلْمِ مِنْ أَصْحَابِ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ وَغَيْرِهِمْ تَعْتَدُّ آخِرَ الأَجَلَيْنِ وَالْقَوْلُ الأَوَّلُ أَصَحُّ
ibnmajah:2027Abū Bakr b. Abū Shaybah > Abū al-Aḥwaṣ > Manṣūr > Ibrāhīm > al-Aswad > Abū al-Sanābil

"Subai'ah Aslamiyyah bint Harith gave birth twenty-odd days after her husband died. When her postnatal bleeding ended, she adorned herself, and was criticized for doing that. Her case was mentioned to the Prophet ﷺ and he said: 'If she does that, then her waiting period is over."'  

ابن ماجة:٢٠٢٧حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو بَكْرِ بْنُ أَبِي شَيْبَةَ حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو الأَحْوَصِ عَنْ مَنْصُورٍ عَنْ إِبْرَاهِيمَ عَنِ الأَسْوَدِ عَنْ أَبِي السَّنَابِلِ قَالَ

وَضَعَتْ سُبَيْعَةُ الأَسْلَمِيَّةُ بِنْتُ الْحَارِثِ حَمْلَهَا بَعْدَ وَفَاةِ زَوْجِهَا بِبِضْعٍ وَعِشْرِينَ لَيْلَةً فَلَمَّا تَعَلَّتْ مِنْ نِفَاسِهَا تَشَوَّفَتْ فَعِيبَ ذَلِكَ عَلَيْهَا وَذُكِرَ أَمْرُهَا لِلنَّبِيِّ ﷺ فَقَالَ إِنْ تَفْعَلْ فَقَدْ مَضَى أَجَلُهَا  

ahmad:18713Ziyād b. ʿAbdullāh al-Bakkāʾī > Manṣūr And al-Aʿmash > Ibrāhīm > al-Aswad > Abū al-Sanābil

[Machine] Sabiyah gave birth twenty-three or twenty-five nights after the death of her husband. She became ill and the Prophet ﷺ visited her and was informed of the situation. He said, "If you do so, then her time has passed."  

أحمد:١٨٧١٣حَدَّثَنَا زِيَادُ بْنُ عَبْدِ اللهِ الْبَكَّائِيُّ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا مَنْصُورٌ وَالْأَعْمَشُ عَنْ إِبْرَاهِيمَ عَنِ الْأَسْوَدِ عَنْ أَبِي السَّنَابِلِ قَالَ

وَلَدَتْ سُبَيْعَةُ بَعْدَ وَفَاةِ زَوْجِهَا بِثَلَاثٍ وَعِشْرِينَ أَوْ خَمْسٍ وَعِشْرِينَ لَيْلَةً فَتَشَوَّفَتْ فَأُتِيَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ فَأُخْبِرَ فَقَالَ إِنْ تَفْعَلْ فَقَدْ مَضَى أَجَلُهَا  

darimi:2327Bishr b. ʿUmar al-Zahrānī > Abū al-Aḥwaṣ > Manṣūr > Ibrāhīm > al-Aswad > Abū al-Sanābil

"Subai'ah Aslamiyyah bint Harith gave birth twenty-odd days after her husband died. When her postnatal bleeding ended, she adorned herself, and was criticized for doing that. Her case was mentioned to the Prophet ﷺ and he said: 'If she does that, then her waiting period is over."' (Using translation from Ibn Mājah 2027)   

الدارمي:٢٣٢٧أَخْبَرَنَا بِشْرُ بْنُ عُمَرَ الزَّهْرَانِيُّ حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو الْأَحْوَصِ حَدَّثَنَا مَنْصُورٌ عَنْ إِبْرَاهِيمَ عَنْ الْأَسْوَدِ عَنْ أَبِي السَّنَابِلِ قَالَ

وَضَعَتْ سُبَيْعَةُ بِنْتُ الْحَارِثِ حَمْلَهَا بَعْدَ وَفَاةِ زَوْجِهَا بِبِضْعٍ وَعِشْرِينَ لَيْلَةً فَلَمَّا تَعَلَّتْ مِنْ نِفَاسِهَا تَشَوَّفَتْ فَعِيبَ ذَلِكَ عَلَيْهَا فَذُكِرَ أَمْرُهَا لِرَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ فَقَالَ «إِنْ تَفْعَلْ فَقَدِ انْقَضَى أَجَلُهَا»  

ذِكْرُ الْإِخْبَارِ بِأَنَّ الْمُتَوَفَّى عَنْهَا زَوْجُهَا لَهَا أَنْ تَتَزَوَّجَ بَعْدَ وَضْعِهَا الْحَمْلَ، وَإِنْ كَانَ ذَلِكَ فِي مُدَّةٍ يَسِيرَةٍ

ibnhibban:4299Aḥmad b. ʿAlī b. al-Muthanná > Abū Khaythamah > Jarīr > Manṣūr > Ibrāhīm > al-Aswad > Abū al-Sanābil

"Subai'ah gave birth twenty-three or twenty-five days after her husband died, and when her Nifas ended she expressed her wish to remarry and was criticized for that. Mention of that was made to the Messenger of Allah and he said: 'There is nothing to stop her; her term has ended.'" (Using translation from Nasāʾī 3508)  

ابن حبّان:٤٢٩٩أَخْبَرَنَا أَحْمَدُ بْنُ عَلِيِّ بْنِ الْمُثَنَّى حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو خَيْثَمَةَ حَدَّثَنَا جَرِيرٌ عَنْ مَنْصُورٍ عَنْ إِبْرَاهِيمَ عَنِ الْأَسْوَدِ عَنْ أَبِي السَّنَابِلِ قَالَ

وَضَعَتْ سُبَيْعَةُ حَمْلَهَا بَعْدَ وَفَاةِ زَوْجِهَا بِثَلَاثَةٍ وَعِشْرِينَ أَوْ خَمْسَةٍ وَعِشْرِينَ لَيْلَةً فَلَمَّا وَضَعَتْ تَشَوَّفَتِ الْأَزْوَاجَ فَعِيبَ ذَلِكَ عَلَيْهَا فَذُكِرَ ذَلِكَ لِرَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ فَقَالَ «وَمَا يَمْنَعُهَا وَقَدِ انْقَضَى أَجَلُهَا»  

tabarani:19190[Chain 1] ʿUbayd b. Ghannām Wmuḥammad b. ʿAbdullāh al-Ḥaḍramī > Abū Bakr b. Abū Shaybah [Chain 2] ʿAmr b. Abū al-Ṭāhir b. al-Sarḥ > Yūsuf b. ʿAdī [Chain 3] Muḥammad b. Yaḥyá b. Sahl al-ʿAskarī > Sahl b. ʿUthmān > Abū al-Aḥwaṣ > Manṣūr > Ibrāhīm > al-Aswad > Abū al-Sanābil b. Baʿkak

"Subai'ah Aslamiyyah bint Harith gave birth twenty-odd days after her husband died. When her postnatal bleeding ended, she adorned herself, and was criticized for doing that. Her case was mentioned to the Prophet ﷺ and he said: 'If she does that, then her waiting period is over."' (Using translation from Ibn Mājah 2027)  

الطبراني:١٩١٩٠حَدَّثَنَا عُبَيْدُ بْنُ غَنَّامٍ ومُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عَبْدِ اللهِ الْحَضْرَمِيُّ قَالَا ثنا أَبُو بَكْرِ بْنُ أَبِي شَيْبَةَ ح وَحَدَّثَنَا عَمْرُو بْنُ أَبِي الطَّاهِرِ بْنِ السَّرْحِ قَالَ ثنا يُوسُفُ بْنُ عَدِيٍّ ح وَحَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ يَحْيَى بْنِ سَهْلٍ الْعَسْكَرِيُّ قَالَ ثنا سَهْلُ بْنُ عُثْمَانَ قَالُوا ثنا أَبُو الْأَحْوَصِ عَنْ مَنْصُورٍ عَنْ إِبْرَاهِيمَ عَنِ الْأَسْوَدِ عَنْ أَبِي السَّنَابِلِ بْنِ بَعْكَكٍ قَالَ

وَضَعَتْ سُبَيْعَةُ بِنْتُ الْحَارِثِ حَمْلَهَا بَعْدَ وَفَاةِ زَوْجِهَا بِبِضْعٍ وَعِشْرِينَ لَيْلَةً فَلَمَّا تَعَلَّتْ مِنْ نِفَاسِهَا تَشَوَّقَتْ فَعِيبَ ذَلِكَ عَلَيْهَا فَذُكِرَ أَمْرُهَا لِلنَّبِيِّ ﷺ فَقَالَ «إِنْ تَفْعَلْ فَقَدِ انْقَضَى أَجَلُهَا»  

tabarani:19191Muḥammad b. ʿAmr b. Khālid al-Ḥarrānī from my father > Zuhayr > Manṣūr > Ibrāhīm > al-Aswad > Abū al-Sanābil b. Baʿkak

[Machine] Subay'ah gave birth after the death of her husband twenty-three nights or twenty-five nights. When she finished her postpartum period, she felt a longing. This was mentioned to the Prophet Muhammad ﷺ , and he said, "If she does it, then her waiting period is over."  

الطبراني:١٩١٩١حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عَمْرِو بْنِ خَالِدٍ الْحَرَّانِيُّ ثنا أَبِي ثنا زُهَيْرٌ ثنا مَنْصُورٌ عَنْ إِبْرَاهِيمَ عَنِ الْأَسْوَدِ عَنْ أَبِي السَّنَابِلِ بْنِ بَعْكَكٍ قَالَ

وَلَدَتْ سُبَيْعَةُ بَعْدَ وَفَاةِ زَوْجِهَا بِثَلَاثٍ وَعِشْرِينَ لَيْلَةً أَوْ خَمْسٍ وَعِشْرِينَ فَلَمَّا تَعَلَّتْ مِنْ نِفَاسِهَا تَشَوَّقَتْ فَذُكِرَ ذَلِكَ لِلنَّبِيِّ ﷺ فَقَالَ «إِنْ تَفْعَلْ فَقَدْ حَلَّ أَجَلُهَا»  

tabarani:19192[Chain 1] Bishr b. Mūsá > al-ʿAlāʾ b. ʿAbd al-Jabbār al-ʿAṭṭār [Chain 2] Abū Muslim al-Kashhī > ʿAbd al-Raḥman b. al-Mubārak al-ʿAyshī > Abū ʿAwānah > Manṣūr > Ibrāhīm > al-Aswad > Abū al-Sanābil b. Baʿkak

[Machine] After the death of her husband, Subay'ah bint al-Harith reached the age of either twenty-three or twenty-five nights after her postpartum bleeding. When she expressed her desire to remarry, her guardians disapproved of it or criticized her for it. So she mentioned this to the Prophet ﷺ, who responded, "If she does that, then her waiting period is over."  

الطبراني:١٩١٩٢حَدَّثَنَا بِشْرُ بْنُ مُوسَى ثنا الْعَلَاءُ بْنُ عَبْدِ الْجَبَّارِ الْعَطَّارِ ح وَحَدَّثَنَا أَبُو مُسْلِمٍ الْكَشِّيُّ ثنا عَبْدُ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنُ الْمُبَارَكِ الْعَيْشِيُّ قَالَا ثنا أَبُو عَوَانَةَ عَنْ مَنْصُورٍ عَنْ إِبْرَاهِيمَ عَنِ الْأَسْوَدِ عَنْ أَبِي السَّنَابِلِ بْنِ بَعْكَكٍ قَالَ

وَضَعَتْ سُبَيْعَةُ بِنْتُ الْحَارِثِ بَعْدَ وَفَاةِ زَوْجِهَا بِثَلَاثٍ وَعِشْرِينَ أَوْ خَمْسٍ وَعِشْرِينَ لَيْلَةً فَلَمَّا تَعَالَتْ مِنْ نِفَاسِهَا تَشَوَّفَتْ لِلنِّكَاحِ فَأَنْكَرَ ذَلِكَ عَلَيْهَا أَوْ عِيبَ عَلَيْهَا فَذَكَرَتْ ذَلِكَ لِلنَّبِيِّ ﷺ فَقَالَ «إِنْ تَفْعَلْ ذَلِكَ فَقَدْ حَلَّ أَجَلُهَا»  

tabarani:19193Muḥammad b. ʿAbdullāh al-Ḥaḍramī > ʿUthmān b. Abū Shaybah > Jarīr > Manṣūr > Ibrāhīm > al-Aswad > Abū al-Sanābil b. Baʿkak

"Subai'ah gave birth twenty-three or twenty-five days after her husband died, and when her Nifas ended she expressed her wish to remarry and was criticized for that. Mention of that was made to the Messenger of Allah and he said: 'There is nothing to stop her; her term has ended.'" (Using translation from Nasāʾī 3508)  

الطبراني:١٩١٩٣حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عَبْدِ اللهِ الْحَضْرَمِيُّ ثنا عُثْمَانُ بْنُ أَبِي شَيْبَةَ ثنا جَرِيرٌ عَنْ مَنْصُورٍ عَنْ إِبْرَاهِيمَ عَنِ الْأَسْوَدِ عَنْ أَبِي السَّنَابِلِ بْنِ بَعْكَكٍ قَالَ

وَضَعَتْ سُبَيْعَةُ حَمْلَهَا بَعْدَ وَفَاةِ زَوْجِهَا بِثَلَاثٍ وَعِشْرِينَ أَوْ خَمْسَةٍ وَعِشْرِينَ يَوْمًا فَلَمَّا تَعَلَّتْ تَشَوَّقَتِ الْأَزْوَاجَ فَعِيبَ ذَلِكَ عَلَيْهَا فَذُكِرَ ذَلِكَ لِرَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ فَقَالَ «وَمَا مَنَعَهَا؟ وَقَدِ انْقَضَى أَجَلُهَا»  

tabarani:14206Muḥammad b. ʿAmr b. Khālid al-Ḥarrānī from my father > Zuhayr > Manṣūr > Ibrāhīm > al-Aswad > Abū al-Sanābil b. Baʿkak

[Machine] Sabiyah gave birth after the death of her husband at the age of twenty-three or twenty-five. When she grew up, she became infatuated and mentioned it to the Prophet ﷺ, so he said, "If you do so, then her waiting period is over."  

الطبراني:١٤٢٠٦حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عَمْرِو بْنِ خَالِدٍ الْحَرَّانِيُّ ثَنَا أَبِي ثَنَا زُهَيْرٌ ثَنَا مَنْصُورٌ عَنْ إِبْرَاهِيمَ عَنِ الْأَسْوَدِ عَنْ أَبِي السَّنَابِلِ بْنِ بَعْكَكٍ قَالَ

وَلَدَتْ سُبَيْعَةُ بَعْدَ وَفَاةِ زَوْجِهَا بِثَلَاثٍ وَعِشْرِينَ أَو خَمْسٍ وَعِشْرِينَ فَلَمَّا تَعَلَّتْ تَشَوَّقَتْ فَذَكَرَتْ لِلنَّبِيِّ ﷺ فَقَالَ «إِنْ تَفْعَلْ فَقَدْ حَلَّ أَجَلُهَا»  

tabarani:14207Abū Muslim al-Kashhī > ʿAbd al-Raḥman b. al-Mubārak al-ʿAyshī > Abū ʿAwānah > Manṣūr > Ibrāhīm > al-Aswad > Abū al-Sanābil b. Baʿkak

[Machine] After the death of her husband, Subay'a bint al-Harith waited for either twenty-three or twenty-seven nights. When she finished her postpartum period, she desired to remarry. However, it was denied to her. This matter was mentioned to the Prophet ﷺ , and he said, "If she does so, her waiting period will be considered over."  

الطبراني:١٤٢٠٧حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو مُسْلِمٍ الْكَشِّيُّ ثَنَا عَبْدُ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنُ الْمُبَارَكِ الْعَيْشِيُّ ثَنَا أَبُو عَوَانَةَ عَنْ مَنْصُورٍ عَنْ إِبْرَاهِيمَ عَنِ الْأَسْوَدِ عَنْ أَبِي السَّنَابِلِ بْنِ بَعْكَكٍ قَالَ

وَضَعَتْ سُبَيْعَةُ بِنْتُ الْحَارِثِ بَعْدَ وَفَاةِ زَوْجِهَا بِثَلَاثٍ وَعِشْرِينَ أَو سَبْعٍ وَعِشْرِينَ لَيْلَةً فَلَمَّا تَعَالَتْ مِنْ نِفَاسِهَا تَشَوَّقَتْ لِلنِّكَاحِ فَأُنْكِرَ ذَلِكَ عَلَيْهَا فَذُكِرَ ذَلِكَ لِلنَّبِيِّ ﷺ فَقَالَ «إِنْ تَفْعَلْ فَقَدْ حَلَّ أَجَلُهَا»