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[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:١٩١٩٢ – حَدَّثَنَا 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»

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nasai:3508 – Muḥammad 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:٣٥٠٨ – أَخْبَرَنِي 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:1193 – Aḥmad 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:١١٩٣ – حَدَّثَنَا 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:2027 – Abū 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:٢٠٢٧ – حَدَّثَنَا 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

A widow’s waiting period ends with childbirth

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

[AI] Subaya gave birth twenty-three or twenty-five nights after her husband's death. Then she made herself presentable, and the Prophet ﷺ was approached and informed, so he said: "If she does so, then her waiting period has passed."

أحمد:١٨٧١٣ – حَدَّثَنَا 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».

A widow’s waiting period ends when she gives birth

ahmad:18714 – Ḥusayn b. Muḥammad > Shaybān > Manṣūr; ʿAffān > Shuʿbah > Manṣūr > Ibrāhīm > al-Aswad > Abī al-Sanābil b. Baʿkak

[AI] Subayah bint al-Harith gave birth twenty-three or twenty-five nights after the death of her husband. When she recovered, she looked forward to marriage, but that was objected to for her, and that was mentioned to the Prophet ﷺ, so he said: "If she does so, then her waiting period has ended." Affan said: "Her term has passed."

أحمد:١٨٧١٤ – حَدَّثَنَا 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.

darimi:2327 – Bishr 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:٢٣٢٧ – أَخْبَرَنَا 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:4299 – Aḥmad 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:٤٢٩٩ – أَخْبَرَنَا 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»