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323 - ‫ول‬
ِ ‫س‬ ٌ ِ‫ق ا ْم َرأَتَهُ َو ِه َي َحائ‬
ُ ‫ فَ َذ َك َر َذلِكَ ُع َم ُر لِ َر‬،‫ض‬ َ َّ‫((أَنَّهُ طَل‬ ،‫عَنْ َع ْب ِد هَّللا ِ ْب ِن ُع َم َر رضي هللا عنهما‬

‫ ثُ َّم‬, ‫لِيُ َرا ِج ْع َها‬ :‫ثُ َّم قَا َل‬ ،- ‫ صلى هللا عليه وسلم‬- ِ ‫سو ُل هَّللا‬
ُ ‫ فَتَ َغيَّظَ ِم ْنهُ َر‬،- ‫ صلى هللا عليه وسلم‬- ِ ‫هَّللا‬

َّ ‫ فَإِنْ بَدَا لَهُ أَنْ يُطَلِّقَ َها فَ ْليُطَلِّ ْق َها قَ ْب َل أَنْ يَ َم‬, ‫يض فَتَ ْط ُه َر‬
‫ َك َما‬, ُ‫ فَتِ ْلكَ ا ْل ِع َّدة‬،‫س َها‬ َ ‫ ثُ َّم ت َِح‬, ‫س ْك َها َحتَّى تَ ْط ُه َر‬
ِ ‫لِيُ ْم‬

))‫ أَ َم َر هَّللا ُ َع َّز َو َج َّل‬.

]218[- . ))‫ضتِ َها الَّتِي طَلَّقَ َها فِي َها‬ ِ , ً‫ستَ ْقبَلَة‬
َ ‫س َوى َح ْي‬ ْ ‫ضةً ُم‬
َ ‫يض َح ْي‬ َ  :‫ َوفِي لَ ْف ٍظ‬-
َ ‫((حتَّى تَ ِح‬

ُ ‫اج َع َها َع ْب ُد هَّللا ِ َك َما أَ َم َرهُ َر‬

))- ‫ صلى هللا عليه وسلم‬- ِ ‫سو ُل هَّللا‬ ِ ‫((فَ ُح‬ ‫ َوفِي لَ ْف ٍظ‬.
َ ‫ َو َر‬, ‫سبَتْ ِمنْ طَالقِ َها‬

‫ظهر عليه الغيظ‬ :ُ‫فَتَ َغيَّظَ ِم ْنه‬.

‫قبل أَن يجامعها‬ :‫س َها‬

َّ ‫قَ ْب َل أَنْ يَ َم‬

Hadith 323

It was narrated from Ibn 'Umar that he divorced his wife while she was menstruating,
during the time of the Messenger of Allah. 'Umar bin Al-Khattab, may Allah be
pleased with him, asked the Messenger of Allah about that, and the Messenger of
Allah said:

"Tell him to take her back and keep her until she becomes pure, then menstruates
again and becomes pure again. Then if he wishes he may keep her, or if he wishes, he
may divorce her before he touches (has intercourse with) her. This is the time when
Allah, the Mighty and Sublime, has stated that women may be divorced."

Sunan an-Nasa'i 3390

Benefits of the Hadith

 According to the Messenger of Allah ‫ ﷺ‬divorce should not be

given during menstruation.
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:‫ وهو غائب (وفي رواية‬،َ‫ «أن أبا عمرو بن حفص طلقها البَتَّة‬-‫ رضي هللا عنها‬-‫عن فاطمة بنت قيس‬
‫ فجاءت رسول‬.‫ وهللا ما لك علينا من شيء‬:‫ فقال‬.‫ فسخطته‬،‫ فأرسل إليها وكيله بشعير‬،)"‫"طلقها ثالثا‬
‫ "وال سكنى") فأمرها‬:‫ ليس لك عليه نفقة (وفي لفظ‬:‫ فقال‬،‫ فذكرت ذلك له‬-‫صلى هللا عليه وسلم‬- ‫هللا‬
‫ فإنه رجل‬.‫ تلك امرأة يَ ْغشَاهَا أصحابي؛ اعتدي عند ابن أم مكتوم‬:‫أن تَ ْعتَ َّد في بيت أم شريك؛ ثم قال‬
‫ أن معاوية بن أبي سفيان وأبا جهم‬:‫ فلما حللت ذكرت له‬:‫ قالت‬.‫ت فآ ِذنِيني‬ ِ ‫ فإذا َحلَ ْل‬،‫أعمى تضعين ثيابك‬
‫ وأما‬.‫ض ُع عصاه عن عاتقه‬ َ َ‫ فال ي‬:‫ أما أبو جهم‬:-‫صلى هللا عليه وسلم‬- ‫ فقال رسول هللا‬.‫خطباني‬
‫ فجعل‬،‫ فنكحته‬.‫ انكحي أسامة بن زيد‬:‫ثم قال‬ ‫فكرهته‬ .‫ انكحي أسامة بن زيد‬.‫ال مال له‬ ‫فصعلوك‬ :‫معاوية‬
‫ وا ْغتَبَ ْطتُ به‬،‫»هللا فيه خيرا‬.

Hadith 324
Fātimah bint Qays ‫ي هللا عنها‬$$‫ رض‬reported that Abu ‘Amr ibn Hafs‫ي هللا عنه‬$$‫ رض‬divorced her
irrevocably, while he was not present (and in another narration: “divorced her thrice”). He
sent some barley to her with his representative and she was displeased with it. So he said:
“By Allah, you are not entitled to receive anything from me.” She came to the Messenger of
Allah ‫ ﷺ‬ and mentioned that to him. He said: “No financial maintenance is due
to you upon him. (In another narration: 'or accommodation’)” Then the Messenger of Allah
‫ ﷺ‬ ordered her to observe her ‘Iddah (post-divorce waiting period) in the house
of Umm Sharīk; then he said: “This is a woman whom my Companions frequently visit, so
observe your ‘Iddah at the house of Ibn Umm Maktūm‫رضي هللا عنه‬. He is a blind man and you
can disrobe in his house. Then when you complete your ‘Iddah, inform me.” She said: “When
I completed my ‘Iddah, I mentioned to him that both Mu‘āwiyah ibn Abu Sufyān‫رضي هللا عنه‬
and Abu Jahm ‫رضي هللا عنه‬proposed to me. Thereupon, the Messenger of Allah ‫ﷺ‬
said: ‘As for Abu Jahm, ‫رضي هللا عنه‬he never takes his stick off his shoulder, and as for
Mu‘āwiyah,‫ رضي هللا عنه‬he is destitute and penniless. Marry Usāmah ibn Zayd‫رضي هللا عنه‬,’”
whom she disliked. Then he said: “Marry Usāmah ibn Zayd‫رضي هللا عنه‬.” Fātimah said: “So I
married him and Allah placed a lot of good in him, and I was pleased with him.”  

Explanation of Hadith
Abu ‘Amr ibn Hafs ‫رضي هللا عنه‬divorced his wife Fātimah bint Qays irrevocably, and it was
the third and last time to divorce her. The woman who is irrevocably divorced has no right to
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receive financial maintenance from her husband, yet he sent her some barley. She thought
that as long as she was in her post-divorce waiting period ‘Iddah, her maintenance was due to
her upon him, so she thought the barley was too little and hated it. He, thus, swore that
nothing was due to her upon him. She complained about this to the Messenger of Allah
‫ ﷺ‬ and he informed her that he was not obliged to provide for her or provide her
with accommodation. Then he ordered her to spend her ‘Iddah in the house of Umm Sharīk.
When he remembered that the Companions frequently visit the house of Umm Sharīk, he
ordered Fātimah to spend her ‘Iddah at the house of Ibn Umm Maktūm‫رضي هللا عنه‬, because
he was a blind man and would not see her when she would take off her clothes. He ordered
her to inform him when her ‘Iddah would be over. When she completed her ‘Iddah, both
Mu‘āwiyah‫ي هللا عنه‬$$‫ رض‬and Abu Jahm‫ي هللا عنه‬$$‫ رض‬proposed to her, so she consulted the
Messenger of Allah ‫ ﷺ‬ As sincere advice is mandatory – especially for the one
who seeks counsel – the, Messenger of Allah ‫ ﷺ‬ did not advise her to marry any
of them, since Abu Jahm‫ رضي هللا عنه‬was harsh with women and Mu‘āwiyah‫ رضي هللا عنه‬was
poor and penniless. Instead, he ordered her to marry Usāmah, but she disliked that because he
was a freed slave. However, she obeyed the command of the Messenger of Allah
‫ ﷺ‬ and accepted Usāmah‫ي هللا عنه‬$$$‫رض‬. She was pleased with him, and
Allahsubhanahu wataala placed a great deal of good in him.
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ِ ‫باب‬
ُ SubSection-Iddah

Hadith 325

-‫ وكان ممن شهد بدرا‬،‫وهو من بني عامر بن لؤي‬- ‫سعد بن خولة‬ ‫ أنها كانت تحت‬-‫رضي هللا عنها‬- ‫عن سبيعة األسلمية‬
،‫للخطاب‬ ‫تجملت‬ ‫ فلما تعلت من نفاسها؛‬.‫أن وضعت حملها بعد وفاته‬ ‫فلم تنشب‬ .‫ وهي حامل‬،‫فتوفي عنها في حجة الوداع‬
‫ ما لي أراك متجملة؟ لعلك ترجين النكاح؟ وهللا ما‬:‫ فقال لها‬-‫رجل من بني عبد الدار‬-  ‫أبو السنابل بن بعكك‬ ‫فدخل عليها‬
‫ فأتيت‬،‫ جمعت علي ثيابي حين أمسيت‬:‫ فلما قال لي ذلك‬:‫ قالت سبيعة‬.‫أنت بناكح حتى يمر عليك أربعة أشهر وعشر‬
.»‫بالتزويج إن بدا لي‬ ‫وأمرني‬ ،‫ فسألته عن ذلك؟ فأفتاني بأني قد حللت حين وضعت حملي‬-‫صلى هللا عليه وسلم‬- ‫رسول‬
‫ غير أنه اليقربها زوجها حتى تطهر‬،-‫وإن كانت في دمها‬- ‫ وال أرى بأسا أن تتزوج حين وضعت‬:‫وقال ابن شهاب‬.

‫ رضي هللا عنه‬- ‫قريب لها وهو أَبوها أَبو سفيان‬

ٌ  :‫ َح ِمي ٌم‬-.

ٍ ‫بطي‬ :‫ص ْف َر ٍة‬
‫ب‬ ُ ِ‫ب‬.

‫يب‬ ِ ‫الزينةَ وبدنَها‬

َ ‫الط‬ َ ‫منع ال ُم ْعتَ َّد ِة نف‬ :َّ‫أَنْ تُ ِحد‬
ِّ ‫سها‬

Subay‘ah al-Aslamiyyah (may Allah be pleased with her) reported that she was married to
Sa‘d ibn Khawlah, who belonged to the tribe of ‘Āmir ibn Lu’ay. He was one of the
Companions who participated in the battle of Badr. He died during the Farewell Hajj while
Subay‘ah was pregnant. Shortly after his death, she delivered her child. When her post-natal
bleeding stopped, she beautified herself for prospective suitors. Abu As-Sanābil ibn Ba‘kak
(a man from the tribe of Banu ‘Abd Ad-Dār) entered upon her and said: "Why are you thus
adorned? Perhaps you wish to remarry? By Allah, you cannot remarry unless four months
and ten days (of ‘Iddah) have passed." Subay‘ah said: "When he said that, I put on my clothes
in the evening and I went to the Messenger of Allah ‫ ﷺ‬ I asked him about that,
and he gave me a Fatwa that remarrying had became lawful to me when I delivered my child,
and he ordered me to marry if I so wished." Ibn Shihāb said: "I do not find anything wrong
with her marrying right after she gives birth, even if she is still bleeding (post-partum) except
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that her new husband should not approach her until she attains purity (when the bleeding
stops). 

Benefits from the Hadith

 An Iddah period for an expecting women is untill the baby is delivered. A women
must wait until the iddah period is over before remarrying.
 Her new husband should not approach her until she attains purity (when the bleeding
stops). 

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Hadith 326

‫صنَ ُع َه َذا ألَنِّي‬

ْ َ‫س َح ْتهُ بِ ِذ َرا َع ْي َها َوقَالَتْ إِنَّ َما أ‬
َ ‫ص ْف َر ٍة فَ َم‬ُ ‫ قَالَتْ تُ ُوفِّ َي َح ِمي ٌم ألُ ِّم َحبِيبَةَ فَ َدعَتْ ِب‬،َ‫سلَ َمة‬
َ ‫س ِمعْتُ َز ْينَ َب ِب ْنتَ أُ ِّم‬
َ ‫قَا َل‬
‫ج‬
ٍ ‫زَو‬ْ ‫ث إِالَّ َعلَى‬ ٍ َ‫ق ثَال‬ َ ‫" الَ يَ ِح ُّل ِال ْم َرأَ ٍة تُؤْ ِمنُ بِاهَّلل ِ َوا ْليَ ْو ِم اآل ِخ ِر أَنْ تُ ِح َّد فَ ْو‬  ‫سو َل هَّللا ِ صلى هللا عليه وسلم يَقُو ُل‬ ُ ‫س ِمعْتُ َر‬
َ
‫ش ًرا‬ ْ َ‫" أَ ْربَ َعةَ أ‬
ْ ‫ش ُه ٍر َو َع‬

Zainab bint Umm Salama (Allah be pleased with her) reported that a relative of Umm Habiba
(Allah he pleased with her) died. She sent for a yellow (perfume) and applied that to her
forearm and said:
I, am doing it, for I have heard Allah's Messenger (‫ )ﷺ‬saying: It is not
permissible for a woman believing in Allah and the Hereafter to mourn beyond three days
except the husband (for whom she can mourn) for four months and ten days
Sahih Muslim 1486b

Benefits of the Hadith

 Iddah Morning period for a  woman is 3months if she is divorced.
 4months and 10days if she is widowed i.e if her respected husband has passed away.
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Hadith 327

327 - ‫ق‬ َ ‫ت فَ ْو‬ِ ِّ‫((ال تُ ِح ُّد ا ْم َرأَةٌ َعلَى ا ْل َمي‬ :‫قَا َل‬ - ‫ صلى هللا عليه وسلم‬- ِ ‫سو َل هَّللا‬ ُ ‫أَنَّ َر‬ :‫عَنْ أُ ِّم ع َِطيَّةَ رضي هللا عنها‬
‫إالَّ إ َذا‬ , ً ‫س ِطيبا‬ُّ ‫ َوال تَ َم‬.‫ َوال تَ ْكت َِح ُل‬.‫ب‬ ٍ ‫َص‬ ْ ‫صبُوغا ً إالَّ ثَ ْو َب ع‬
ْ ‫س ثَ ْوبا ً َم‬ ْ َ‫أَ ْربَ َعةَ أ‬ :‫ج‬
ُ َ‫ َوال تَ ْلب‬, ً‫ش ُه ٍر َو َعشْرا‬ ٍ ‫ثَال‬
ْ ‫إال َعلَى‬ , ‫ث‬
ٍ ‫زَو‬
))‫س ٍط أَ ْو أَ ْظفَا ٍر‬
ْ ُ‫نُ ْب َذةً ِمنْ ق‬ : ْ‫ طَ ُه َرت‬.

‫بياض وسوا ٌد‬

ٌ ‫ثياب منَ اليَ َم ِن فيها‬
ٌ  :‫صب‬
ُ ‫ال َع‬.

ِ ‫ال ُعو ُد أَ ْونو ٌع منَ الطي‬ :ُ‫سط‬

‫ب تُبَ َّخ ُر ِب ِه النُّفَسا ُء‬ ْ ُ‫والق‬ .‫الشي ُء اليسي ُر‬ :ُ‫والنُ ْب َذة‬.

ْ ُ‫ القِ ْط َعةُ منه ت‬،ُ‫ه َو ِع ْط ٌر أَسود‬ :‫وقي َل‬ .‫فظ ِه‬

‫شبِهُ الظُفُ َر‬ ِ َ‫ب الوا ِح َد لَهُ منْ ل‬ ٌ ‫ ِج ْن‬ :‫واألَ ْظفا ُر‬
ِ ‫س منَ ال ِطي‬

Umm `Atiyya ‫ رضي هللا عنها‬reported that Allah's Messenger (‫ )ﷺ‬had said:
A woman must not observe mourning for one who had died for more than three (days) except
for four months and ten days in the case of her husband. And she must not wear a dyed
garment except one of the types made of dyed yarn, or apply collyrium, or touch perfume
except a little perfume or incense, when she has been purified after her courses.

Sahih Muslim Hadith 938

Benefits of the Hadith

 Period of mourning upon death of any Muslim Other than Husband is 3 days
 Period of mourning upon death of Husband is 4month & 10 days.
 During the Period of Mourning, she must refrain from acts of beautifying herself.
 Women who is observing Iddah must not wear a dyed garment except one of the types
made of dyed yarn,
 Nor apply collyrium,
 Nor touch perfume except a little perfume or incense, when she has been purified
after her courses.
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Hadith 328

 ‫ إن ابنتي‬،‫ يا رسول هللا‬:‫ فقالت‬-‫صلى هللا عليه وسلم‬- ‫إلى رسول هللا‬ ‫امرأة‬ ‫ «جاءت‬:ً‫ مرفوعا‬-‫رضي هللا عنها‬- ‫أم سلمة‬
‫ ثم‬،-‫ أو ثالثا‬،‫مرتين‬- ‫ ال‬:-‫صلى هللا عليه وسلم‬- ‫أفَنَ ْك ُحلُها؟ فقال رسول هللا‬ ‫اشتكت عينها‬ ‫ وقد‬،‫توفي عنها زوجها‬
‫ترمي بالبَ ْع َر ِة على رأس الحول‬ ‫الجاهلية‬ ‫ وقد كانت إحداكن في‬،‫أربعة أشهر وعشر‬ ‫إنما هي‬ :‫»قال‬

‫ش ْيئا ً َحتَّى تَ ُم َّر‬

َ ‫س ِطيبا ً َوال‬ َّ ‫ َولَ ْم تَ َم‬, ‫ش َّر ثِيَابِ َها‬
َ ْ‫ست‬َ ِ‫ َولَب‬, ً ‫ د ََخلَتْ ِح ْفشا‬:‫ز َْو ُج َها‬9 ‫ َكانَتْ ا ْل َم ْرأَةُ إ َذا تُ ُوفِّ َي َع ْن َها‬ :‫ب‬ ُ َ‫فَقَالَتْ زَ ْين‬
‫ فَت َْر ِمي‬, ً‫ ثُ َّم ت َْخ ُر ُج فَتُ ْعطَى بَ ْع َرة‬. َ‫َض بِش َْي ٍء إالَّ َمات‬ َّ ‫ فَتَ ْفت‬- ‫ ِح َما ٍر أَ ْو طَ ْي ٍر أَ ْو شَا ٍة‬- ‫ ثُ َّم تُؤْ تَى بِدَابَّ ٍة‬, ٌ‫سنَة‬
ُّ ‫ فَقَلَّ َما تَ ْفت‬.‫َض بِ ِه‬ َ ‫بِ َها‬
‫ب أَ ْو َغ ْي ِر ِه‬
ٍ ‫ )) ِب َها ثُ َّم تُ َرا ِج ُع بَ ْع ُد َما شَا َءتْ ِمنْ ِطي‬.

‫العام‬ :‫ا ْل َح ْو ِل‬.

ُ ‫الح ْف‬
‫البيتُ الصغي ُر‬ :‫ش‬ ِ .

َّ ‫تَ ْفت‬
َ ‫تُ ْدلِ ُك بِ ِه َج‬ :‫َض‬
‫سدَها‬

Umm Salamah ‫ي هللا عنها‬$$$‫ رض‬reported: A woman came to the Messenger of Allah
‫ ﷺ‬ and said: "O Messenger of Allah ‫ ﷺ‬, my daughter’s husband
died, and she complains about her eye. Can we apply Kohl thereto?" The Messenger of Allah
‫ ﷺ‬ said 'No' twice or thrice. Then he said: "It is only four months and ten days.
In the pre-Islamic era, you women would throw away the dung after a year had passed."
Zaynab ‫رضي هللا عنها‬said: “When a woman’s husband died, she would go into a small hut,
wear her worst clothes and would not touch any kind of perfume until a whole year would
pass. Then an animal – a donkey, bird, or sheep – would be brought to her and she would rub
her skin with it. It was seldom that she would rub her skin with any animal except that it died!
Then she would come out and be given a piece of dung, which she would throw away. Then,
she would return to using perfume or anything else she liked.”  

Explanation of Hadith
Islam came and relieved people of the hardship of the pre-Islamic era, especially the woman,
who was mistreated and wronged, but Islam preserved her rights. In this Hadith, a woman
 Explanation of Umaadatul Ahkaam - Chapter 9

ِ َّ‫كتاب الط‬
‫الق‬ ُ Book of Divorce
came seeking a legal ruling from the Messenger of Allah ‫ ﷺ‬  as she told him that
her daughter’s husband had died and that her daughter was in her mourning period, during
which she had to abstain from adornment. However, she complained about some pain in her
eyes. The woman asked whether there was a concession allowing her daughter to use Kohl.
The Messenger of Allah ‫ ﷺ‬said: "No", repeating it in confirmation of his
disapproval. Then he made a remark about the considerable shortness of the duration of a
widow’s period of mourning as a veneration of the husband, which is four months and ten
days. Then he wondered why women would not endure this short period that involved ease
and comfort? In the pre-Islamic era, a widow would observe the mourning period in a small
house, like a den in the wilderness, and for a full year she would abstain from adornment,
perfume, water, and mixing with people, such that the filth and dirt would accumulate on her
body, while being secluded from people. When her mourning period ended, she would be
given a piece of dung, which she would then throw away, as an indication that what she went
through of confinement, hardship and difficulty is as insignificant as that piece of dung when
compared to her husband's huge right upon her. When Islam came, it replaced such a distress
with favor, and such a difficulty with ease. However, women were too impatient to refrain
from applying Kohl to their eyes. That is why no concession was granted to such a woman in
this case, in order not to be a means leading to allowing adornment for a woman in her
mourning period.  
Benefits of the Hadith
 Islam came and relieved people of the hardship of the pre-Islamic era, especially the
woman, who was mistreated and wronged but Islam preserved her rights
 Widow’s period of mourning for her husband's passing, of four months and ten days
shpuld be observed.
 She must abstain from beautifying herself without any concessions.