Sunan Ibn Majah 2028

Unreviewed translation. All hadiths in this collection are available in five languages. Titles and introductions may remain in Arabic.

Abu Bakr ibn Abi Shaybah narrated to us: ʿAli ibn Mushir narrated to us, from Dawud ibn Abi Hind, from al-Shaʿbi, from Masruq and ʿAmr ibn ʿUtbah, who wrote to Subayʿah bint al-Harith asking her about her case. She wrote back: ‘I gave birth twenty-five days after my husband died, then prepared myself, seeking a good match. Abu al-Sanabil ibn Baʿkak passed by me and said, “You have hurried. Observe the later of the two waiting periods: four months and ten days.” I went to the Prophet and said, “Messenger of Allah, ask Allah to forgive me.” He said, “What for?” I told him, and he said, “If you find a suitable husband, then marry.”’