Sahih al-Bukhari
Sahih al-Bukhari 5340
Can a mourning lady use kohl?
Arabic hadith text
حَدَّثَنَا مُسَدَّدٌ، حَدَّثَنَا بِشْرٌ، حَدَّثَنَا سَلَمَةُ بْنُ عَلْقَمَةَ، عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ سِيرِينَ، قَالَتْ أُمُّ عَطِيَّةَ نُهِينَا أَنْنُحِدَّ أَكْثَرَ مِنْ ثَلاَثٍ إِلاَّ بِزَوْجٍ.
Translation
Narrated Um 'Atiyya
We were forbidden to mourn for more than three days except for a husband.