Abdullah was asked about a man who married a woman and died without having consummated the marriage with her, nor stipulating the dowry. Abdullah said: “The dowry is hers, and the inheritance is hers and she has to observe the waiting period.” Ma'qil bin Sinan Al-Ashja'i said: “I saw the Messenger of Allah ﷺ pass a similar ruling concerning Birwa' bint Washiq.” (Sahih) Another chain from 'Alqamah, from Abdullah, with similar wording. It was narrated from Masruq that: Abdullah was asked about a man who married a woman and died without having consummated the marriage with her, nor stipulating the dowry. Abdullah said: “The dowry is hers, and the inheritance is hers and she has to observe the waiting period.” Ma'qil bin Sinan Al-Ashja'i said: “I saw the Messenger of Allah pass a similar ruling concerning Birwa' bint Washiq.” (Sahih) Another chain from 'Alqamah, from Abdullah, with similar wording. (Using translation from Ibn Mājah 1891)   

عَنْ عَبْدِ اللهِ فِي رَجُلٍ تَزَوَّجَ امْرَأَةً فَمَاتَ وَلَمْ يَدْخُلْ بِهَا وَلَمْ يَفْرِضْ لَهَا قَالَ لَهَا الصَّدَاقُ وَعَلَيْهَا الْعِدَّةُ وَلَهَا الْمِيرَاثُ فَقَالَ مَعْقِلُ بْنُ سِنَانٍ فَقَدْ سَمِعْتُ النَّبِيَّ ﷺ «قَضَى بِهِ فِي بِرْوَعِ بِنْتِ وَاشِقٍ» 5493 أَخْبَرَنَا إِسْحَاقُ بْنُ مَنْصُورٍ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الرَّحْمَنِ عَنْ سُفْيَانَ عَنْ مَنْصُورٍ عَنْ إِبْرَاهِيمَ عَنْ عَلْقَمَةَ عَنْ عَبْدِ اللهِ مِثْلَهُ  

"A man among us married a woman, but he did not name a dowry for her, and he did not have intercourse with her before he died." 'Abdullah said: 'Since I left the Messenger of Allah I have never been asked a more difficult question than this. Go to someone else.' They kept coming to him for a month, then at the end of that they said: 'Who shall we ask if we do not ask you? You are one of the most prominent Companions of Muhammad in this land and we cannot find anyone else.' He said: 'I will say what I think, and if it is correct then it is from Allah alone, with no partner, and if it is wrong then it is from me and from the Shaitan, and Allah and His Messenger have nothing to do with it. I think she should be given a dowry like that of her peers and no less, with no injustice, and she may inherit from him, and she has to observe the 'Iddah, four months and ten days.'" He said: "And that was heard by some people from Ashja', who stood up and said: 'We bear witness that you have passed the same judgment as the Messenger of Allah did concerning a woman from among us who was called Birwa' bint Washiq.'" He said: "Abdullah was never seen looking so happy as he did on that day, except with having accepted Islam." (Using translation from Nasāʾī 3358)  

أَنَّهُ أَتَاهُ قَوْمٌ فَقَالُوا إِنَّ رَجُلًا مِنَّا تَزَوَّجَ امْرَأَةً وَلَمْ يَفْرِضْ لَهَا صَدَاقًا وَلَمْ يَجْمَعْهَا إِلَيْهِ حَتَّى مَاتَ فَقَالَ عَبْدُ اللهِ مَا سُئِلْتُ مُنْذُ فَارَقْتُ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ أَشَدَّ عَلَيَّ مِنْ هَذِهِ فَأْتُوا غَيْرِي فَاخْتَلَفُوا إِلَيْهِ فِيهَا شَهْرًا ثُمَّ قَالُوا لَهُ فِي آخِرِ ذَلِكَ مَنْ نَسْأَلُ إِنْ لَمْ نَسْأَلْكَ وَأَنْتَ مِنْ جُلَّةِ أَصْحَابِ مُحَمَّدٍ ﷺ بِهَذَا الْبَلَدِ وَلَا نَجْدُ غَيْرَكَ؟ قَالَ سَأَقُولُ فِيهَا بِجَهْدِ رَأْيِي فَإِنْ كَانَ صَوَابًا فَمِنَ اللهِ وَحْدَهُ لَا شَرِيكَ لَهُ وَإِنْ كَانَ خَطَأً فَمِنِّي وَمِنَ الشَّيْطَانِ وَاللهُ وَرَسُولُهُ مِنْهُ بُرَآءٌ أَرَى أَنْ أَجْعَلَ لَهَا صَدَاقَ نِسَائِهَا لَا وَكْسَ وَلَا شَطَطَ وَلَهَا الْمِيرَاثُ وَعَلَيْهَا الْعِدَّةُ أَرْبَعَةَ أَشْهُرٍ وَعَشْرًا قَالَ وَذَلِكَ بِسَمْعِ أُنَاسٍ مِنْ أَشْجَعَ فَقَامُوا فَقَالُوا نَشْهَدُ أَنَّكَ قَضَيْتَ بِمَا «قَضَى بِهِ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ فِي امْرَأَةٍ مِنَّا يُقَالُ لَهَا بِرْوَعُ بِنْتُ وَاشِقٍ» قَالَ فَمَا رُئِيَ عَبْدُ اللهِ فَرِحَ فَرْحَةً يَوْمَئِذٍ إِلَّا بِإِسْلَامِهِ  

[Machine] The man, if I hesitated for a month, I would not have asked anyone about her except you, and I did not find anyone asking about her except you. He said, "I will give my opinion about her. If I am right, then may Allah guide me, and I see her having a charity from her wealth without mockery or extravagance, and she must observe the waiting period." Al-Ashja'i said, "I witnessed the Prophet ﷺ deciding regarding her, and he was so delighted that his joy was unmatched."  

الرَّجُلُ لَوْ تَرَدَّدَتُ شَهْرًا مَا سَأَلْتُ عَنْهَا أَحَدًا غَيْرَكَ وَمَا وَجَدْتُ أَحَدًا أَسْأَلُ عَنْهَا غَيْرَكَ فَقَالَ إِنِّي سَأَقُولُ فِيهَا بِرَأْيِي فَإِنْ أَصَبْتُ فَاللهُ ﷻ يُوَفِّقُنِي أَرَى لَهَا صَدُقَةَ نِسَائِهَا لَا وَكْسَ وَلَا شَطَطَ وَعَلَيْهَا الْعِدَّةُ فقَالَ الْأَشْجَعِيُّ شَهِدْتُ النَّبِيَّ ﷺ قَضَى بِهَا فَفَرِحَ فَرْحَةً مَا فَرِحَ مَثَلَهَا  

[Machine] There was a woman whose husband died without consummating the marriage with her and without leaving her a dowry. Ibn Mas'ud said, "Ask the people, as there are many people and they may have more knowledge." The man replied, "By Allah, if I had waited a while, I would not have asked anyone but you." So Ibn Mas'ud repeated the question after a month, then he performed ablution, prayed two units of prayer, and said, "O Allah, whatever was correct in this matter is from You, and whatever was wrong is from me." Then he said, "I see that she should receive her dowry and inherit, and she is entitled to her waiting period." A brave man stood up and said, "The Messenger of Allah ﷺ ruled the same in the case of a woman among us called Barwah bint Washiq." Ibn Mas'ud asked, "Does anyone here have anyone with him?" So some people stood up and testified. [225] 5497 Ahmad bin Abdullah bin Al-Hakam Al-Basri narrated to us, from Muhammad bin Ja'far, from Sha'bah, from Sayyar, from Ash-Sha'bi who said, "There was a dispute between Abd-Allah and me concerning a man who died without leaving a dowry for his wife, so Abd-Allah mentioned this Hadith. At that time, Ma'qil bin Sinan stood up and said, 'The Messenger of Allah ﷺ ruled the same in the case of Barwah bint Washiq.'" [225] 5498 Ahmad bin Sulayman Ar-Ruhawi narrated to us, from Ya'la bin Ubaid, from Isma'il bin Abi Khalid, from 'Aamir, meaning Ash-Sha'bi, who said, "I went to Ibn Mas'ud when a man died and did not leave anything for his wife. He mentioned the Hadith and Ma'qil bin Sinan said, 'The Messenger of Allah ﷺ ruled the same in the case of Barwah bint Washiq.'"  

عَنِ امْرَأَةٍ تُوُفِّيَ عَنْهَا زَوْجُهَا وَلَمْ يَدْخُلْ بِهَا وَلَمْ يَفْرِضْ لَهَا فَقَالَ ابْنُ مَسْعُودٍ سَلِ النَّاسَ فَإِنَّ النَّاسَ كَثِيرٌ أَوْ كَمَا قَالَ فَقَالَ الرَّجُلُ وَاللهِ لَوْ مَكَثْتُ حَوْلًا مَا سَأَلْتُ غَيْرَكَ قَالَ فَرَّدَدَهُ ابْنُ مَسْعُودٍ شَهْرًا ثُمَّ قَامَ فَتَوَضَّأَ ثُمَّ رَكَعَ رَكْعَتَيْنِ ثُمَّ قَالَ اللهُمَّ مَا كَانَ مِنْ صَوَابٍ فَمِنْكَ وَمَا كَانَ مِنْ خَطَأٍ فَمِنِّي ثُمَّ قَالَ أَرَى لَهَا صَدَاقَ إِحْدَى نِسَائِهَا وَلَهَا الْمِيرَاثُ مَعَ ذَلِكَ وَعَلَيْهَا الْعِدَّةُ فَقَامَ رَجُلٌ مِنْ أَشْجَعَ فَقَالَ قَضَى فِينَا رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ بِمِثْلِ ذَلِكَ فِي امْرَأَةٍ مِنَّا يُقَالُ لَهَا بَرْوَعُ بِنْتُ وَاشِقٍ فَقَالَ ابْنُ مَسْعُودٍ هَلْ مَعَكَ أَحَدٌ؟ فَقَامَ أُنَاسٌ مِنْهُمْ فَشَهِدُوا [225] 5497 أَخْبَرَنَا أَحْمَدُ بْنُ عَبْدِ اللهِ بْنِ الْحَكَمِ الْبَصْرِيُّ عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ جَعْفَرٍ عَنْ شُعْبَةَ عَنْ سَيَّارٍ عَنِ الشَّعْبِيِّ قَالَ اخْتُلِفَ إِلَى عَبْدِ اللهِ شَهْرًا فِي رَجُلٍ مَاتَ وَلَمْ يَفْرِضْ لِامْرَأَتِهِ صَدَاقًا فَذَكَرَهُ وَفِيهِ فَقَامَ مَعْقِلُ بْنُ سِنَانٍ فَقَالَ قَضَى رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ فِي بَرْوَعَ بِنْتِ وَاشِقٍ مِثْلَ هَذَا 5498 أَخْبَرَنَا أَحْمَدُ بْنُ سُلَيْمَانَ الرُّهَاوِيُّ عَنْ يَعْلَى هُوَ ابْنُ عُبَيْدٍ عَنْ إِسْمَاعِيلَ هُوَ ابْنُ أَبِي خَالِدٍ عَنْ عَامِرٍ يَعْنِي الشَّعْبِيَّ قَالَ أُتِيَ ابْنُ مَسْعُودٍ فِي امْرَأَةٍ مَاتَ زَوْجُهَا وَلَمْ يَفْرِضْ لَهَا وَسَاقَ الْحَدِيثَ قَالَ فَقَالَ مَعْقِلُ بْنُ سِنَانٍ قَضَى رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ فِي بَرْوَعَ بِنْتِ وَاشِقٍ مِثْلَ هَذَا