Hadith #59
Arabic Text
حَدَّثَنَا بِشْرُ بْنُ الْمُفَضَّلِ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا سَعْدُ بْنُ إِسْحَاقَ بْنِ كَعْبِ بْنِ عُجْرَةَ الْأَنْصَارِيُّ عَنْ عَمَّتِهِ زَيْنَبَ بِنْتِ كَعْبٍ أَنَّ فُرَيْعَةَ بِنْتَ مَالِكِ بْنِ سِنَانٍ أُخْتَ أَبِي سَعِيدٍ الْخُدْرِيِّ حَدَّثَتْهَا أَنَّ زَوْجَهَا خَرَجَ فِي طَلَبِ أَعْلَاجٍ لَهُمْ فَأَدْرَكَهُمْ بِطَرَفِ الْقَدُومِ فَقَتَلُوهُ فَأَتَاهَا نَعْيُهُ وَهِيَ فِي دَارٍ مِنْ دُورِ الْأَنْصَارِ شَاسِعَةٍ عَنْ دَارِ أَهْلِهَا فَكَرِهَتْ الْعِدَّةَ فِيهَا فَأَتَتْ النَّبِيَّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ فَقَالَتْ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ أَتَانِي نَعْيُ زَوْجِي وَأَنَا فِي دَارٍ مِنْ دُورِ الْأَنْصَارِ شَاسِعَةٍ عَنْ دُورِ أَهْلِي إِنَّمَا تَرَكَنِي فِي مَسْكَنٍ لَا يَمْلِكُهُ وَلَمْ يَ
تْرُكْنِي فِي نَفَقَةٍ يُنْفَقُ عَلَيَّ وَلَمْ أَرِثْ مِنْهُ مَالًا فَإِنْ رَأَيْتَ أَنْ أَلْحَقَ بِإِخْوَتِي وَأَهِلِي فَيَكُونَ أَمَرُنَا جَمِيعًا فَإِنَّهُ أَحَبُّ إِلَيَّ فَأَذِنَ لِي أَنْ أَلْحَقَ بِأَهْلِي فَخَرَجْتُ مَسْرُورَةً بِذَلِكَ حَتَّى إِذَا كُنْتُ فِي الْحُجْرَةِ أَوْ الْمَسْجِدِ دَعَانِي أَوْ أَمَرَ بِي فَدُعِيتُ فَقَالَ لِي كَيْفَ زَعَمْتِ فَأَعَدْتُ عَلَيْهِ فَقَالَ امْكُثِي فِي مَسْكَنِ زَوْجِكِ الَّذِي جَاءَكِ فِيهِ نَعْيُهُ حَتَّى يَبْلُغَ الْكِتَابُ أَجَلَهُ قَالَتْ فَاعْتَدَدْتُ فِيهِ أَرْبَعَةَ أَشْهُرٍ وَعَشْرًا
Isnad Chain
بشر بن المفضل
عمته زينب بنت كعب
English Translation
It was narrated from a widowed woman of the Companions (may Allah be pleased with her) that she said: "He left me with no provision to spend on me, and I did not inherit any of his wealth. If you see fit that I may go to my brothers and family so we can be together, that would be more pleasing to me." She was granted permission to go to her family. She left overjoyed, but when she reached the corridor or the mosque, she was called back. He said to her: "How did you describe it?" She repeated what she had said. He said: "Stay in the dwelling of your husband where the news of his death came to you, until your waiting period is complete." So she completed her waiting period there.
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Reference: Musnad Ahmad, Book 49, Hadith 59
Sunnah.com ref: Musnad Ahmad 26097
Islam.wiki ID: IWH-62487