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Sunan an-Nasa'iThe Book of Divorce

Sunan an-Nasa'i 3502

Chapter: The 'Iddah Of A Woman Whose Husband Dies

Differing grades 3 scholars’ grades Sunan an-Nasa'i 3502

Narrator:Umm Habība

أَخْبَرَنِي إِسْحَاقُ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ، قَالَ أَنْبَأَنَا جَرِيرٌ، عَنْ يَحْيَى بْنِ سَعِيدِ بْنِ قَيْسِ بْنِ قَهْدٍ الأَنْصَارِيِّ، - وَجَدُّهُ قَدْ أَدْرَكَ النَّبِيَّ صلى الله عليه وسلم - عَنْ حُمَيْدِ بْنِ نَافِعٍ عَنْ زَيْنَبَ بِنْتِ أُمِّ سَلَمَةَ عَنْ أُمِّ سَلَمَةَ وَأُمِّ حَبِيبَةَ قَالَتَا جَاءَتِ امْرَأَةٌ إِلَى النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم فَقَالَتْ إِنَّ ابْنَتِي تُوُفِّيَ عَنْهَا زَوْجُهَا وَإِنِّي أَخَافُ عَلَى عَيْنِهَا أَفَأَكْحُلُهَا فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم ‏

"‏ قَدْ كَانَتْ إِحْدَاكُنَّ تَجْلِسُ حَوْلاً وَإِنَّمَا هِيَ أَرْبَعَةَ أَشْهُرٍ وَعَشْرًا فَإِذَا كَانَ الْحَوْلُ خَرَجَتْ وَرَمَتْ وَرَاءَهَا بِبَعْرَةٍ ‏"

It was narrated from Zainab bint Umm Salamah, that Umm Salamah and Umm Habibah said:

"A woman came to the Prophet and said: 'My daughter's husband has died, and I am worried about her eyes. Can I apply kohl to her?' The Messenger of Allah said: 'One of you used to stay (in mourning) for a year. Rather (the mourning period is) four months and ten (days). And when that year had passed she would go out and fling a piece of dung behind her.'"

Reported by An-Nasa’i (No. 3502).

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Classical commentary

Al-Sindi — Hashiyat al-Sindi on Sunan al-Nasa'i

قَوْلُهُ ( اِبْن قَهْد ) بِالْقَافِ قَوْله ( أَفَأَكْحُلُهَا ) بِضَمِّ الْحَاء وَقِيلَ أَوْ بِفَتْحِهَا ( وَإِنَّمَا هِيَ ) أَيْ الْعِدَّة ( أَرْبَعَة أَشْهُر وَعَشْرًا ) بِنَصْبِ الْجُزْأَيْنِ عَلَى حِكَايَة لَفْظ الْقُرْآن وَقِيلَ بِرَفْعِ الْأَوَّل عَلَى الْأَصْل وَجَاءَ بِرَفْعِهِمَا عَلَى الْأَصْل ( بِبَعْرَةٍ ) بِفَتْحِ الْبَاء وَسُكُون الْعَيْن أَوْ فَتْحهَا وَكَانَتْ عِنْدَ الْخُرُوج تَرْمِي بِبَعْرَةٍ كَأَنَّهَا تَقُولُ كَانَ جُلُوسُهَا فِي الْبَيْت وَحَبْسُهَا نَفْسهَا سَنَة بِالنِّسْبَةِ إِلَى حَقّ الزَّوْجِ عَلَيْهَا كَالرَّمْيَةِ بِالْبَعْرَةِ.…

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Scholars’ grades

The 3 scholars cited do not give the same grade: each one is shown below.

ScholarGradeApplies toWork
Al-Albanid. 1420 AH AuthenticSahih The hadith No. 3502
Zubair Ali Zaid. 1435 AH Good (hasan)Hasan The hadith No. 3502
Abd al-Fattah Abu Ghuddahd. 1417 AH AuthenticSahih The hadith No. 3502

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  • السنن الكبرى للنسائي (5497)ابْنَتِي تُوُفِّيَ عَنْهَا زَوْجُهَا ، وَإِنِّي أَخَافُ عَلَى عَيْنِهَا ، أَفَأَكْحُلُهَا ؟ فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ : قَدْ كَانَتْ إِحْدَاكُنَّ تَجْلِسُ حَوْلا ، وَإِنَّمَا هِيَ أَرْبَعَةُ أَشْهُرٍ وَعَشْرًا ، فَإِذَا كَانَ الْحَوْلُ ، خَرَجَتْ ، وَرَمَتْ وَرَاءَهَا بِبَعَرَةٍ
  • مسند إسحاق بن راهويه (1667)قَدْ كَانَتْ إِحْدَاكُنَّ تَجْلِسُ حَوْلا ، وَإِنَّمَا هِيَ أَرْبَعَةُ أَشْهُرٍ وَعَشْرًا ، فَإِذَا كَانَ عِنْدَ الْحَوْلِ خَرَجْتَ وَرَمَتْ وَرَاءَهَا بَعْرَةً

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