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Sunan an-Nasa'iThe Book of Divorce

Sunan an-Nasa'i 3512

Chapter: The 'Iddah Of A Pregnant Woman Whose Husband Dies

Differing grades 3 scholars’ grades Sunan an-Nasa'i 3512

Narrator:Umm Salamah

أَخْبَرَنَا قُتَيْبَةُ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا اللَّيْثُ، عَنْ يَحْيَى، عَنْ سُلَيْمَانَ بْنِ يَسَارٍ، أَنَّ أَبَا هُرَيْرَةَ، وَابْنَ، عَبَّاسٍ وَأَبَا سَلَمَةَ بْنَ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ تَذَاكَرُوا عِدَّةَ الْمُتَوَفَّى عَنْهَا زَوْجُهَا تَضَعُ عِنْدَ وَفَاةِ زَوْجِهَا فَقَالَ ابْنُ عَبَّاسٍ تَعْتَدُّ آخِرَ الأَجَلَيْنِ ‏.‏ وَقَالَ أَبُو سَلَمَةَ بَلْ تَحِلُّ حِينَ تَضَعُ ‏.‏ فَقَالَ أَبُو هُرَيْرَةَ أَنَا مَعَ ابْنِ أَخِي ‏.‏ فَأَرْسَلُوا إِلَى أُمِّ سَلَمَةَ زَوْجِ النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم فَقَالَتْ

وَضَعَتْ سُبَيْعَةُ الأَسْلَمِيَّةُ بَعْدَ وَفَاةِ زَوْجِهَا بِيَسِيرٍ فَاسْتَفْتَتْ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم فَأَمَرَهَا أَنْ تَتَزَوَّجَ ‏.‏

It was narrated from Sulaiman bin Yasir that Abu Hurairah, Ibn 'Abbas, and Abu Salamah bin 'Abdur-Rahman were talking about the 'Iddah of a woman whose husband dies, and she gives birth after her husband dies. Ibn 'Abbas said:

"She should observe 'Iddah for the longer of the two periods." Abu Salamah said: "No, it becomes permissible for her to marry when she has given birth." Abu Hurairah said: "I agree with my brother's son." So they sent word to Umm Salamah, the wife of the Prophet, and she said: "Subai'ah Al-Aslamiyyah gave birth shortly after her husband died; she consulted the Messenger of Allah and he told her to get married."

Reported by An-Nasa’i (No. 3512), Muslim (No. 1485a, 1485b), At-Tirmidhi (No. 1194) and Ahmad (No. 25453).

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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. 3512
Zubair Ali Zaid. 1435 AH Good (hasan)Hasan The hadith No. 3512
Abd al-Fattah Abu Ghuddahd. 1417 AH AuthenticSahih The hadith No. 3512

Other versions

Authentic Sahih Muslim 1485b

They sent him to Umm Salama, but no mention was made of Kuraib.

وَحَدَّثَنَاهُ مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ رُمْحٍ، أَخْبَرَنَا اللَّيْثُ، ح وَحَدَّثَنَاهُ أَبُو بَكْرِ بْنُ أَبِي شَيْبَةَ، وَعَمْرٌو، النَّاقِدُ قَالاَ حَدَّثَنَا يَزِيدُ بْنُ هَارُونَ، كِلاَهُمَا عَنْ يَحْيَى بْنِ سَعِيدٍ…

Narrated by Umm Salamah

Also reported by… (3)
  • السنن الكبرى للنسائي (5507)وَضَعَتْ سُبَيْعَةُ الأَسْلَمِيَّةُ بَعْدَ وَفَاةِ زَوْجِهَابِيَسِيرٍ ، فَاسْتَفْتَتْ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ ، فَأَمَرَهَا أَنْ تَتَزَوَّجَ
  • المسند المستخرج على صحيح مسلم لأبي نعيم (3242)وَضَعَتْ سُبَيْعَةُ الأَسْلَمِيَّةُ بَعْدَ وَفَاةِ زَوْجِهَا بِيَسِيرٍ ، فَاسْتَفْتَتْ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ ، فَأَمَرَهَا أَنْ تَزَوَّجَ
  • المنتقى من السنن المسندة (751)فَأَمَرَهَا أَنْ تَتَزَوَّجَ

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