Sahih al-Bukhari Hadith 371 – Volume 2, Book 23

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Volume 2, Book 23, Number 371:
Narrated Zainab bint Abi Salama:
I went to Um Habiba, the wife of Prophet, who said, "I heard the Prophets saying, 'It is not legal for
a woman who believes in Allah and the Last Day to mourn for any dead person for more than three
days except for her husband, (for whom she should mourn) for four months and ten days'." Later I
went to Zainab bint Jahsh when her brother died; she asked for some scent, and after using it she
said, "I am not in need of scent but I heard Allah's Apostle saying, 'It is not legal for a woman who be –
lieves in Allah and the Last Day to mourn for more than three days for any dead person except her
husband, (for whom she should mourn) for four months and ten days.' "