Volume 7, Book 63, Number 257:
Narrated Zainab bint Um Salama:
When Um Habiba bint Abi Sufyan was informed of her father’s death, she asked for perfume and
rubbed it over her arms and said, “I am not in need of perfume, but I have heard the Prophet saying,
“It is not lawful for a lady who believes in Allah and the Last Day to mourn for more than three days
except for her husband for whom the (mourning) period is four months and ten days.”
Volume 7, Book 63, Number 242:
Narrated Qasim bin Muhammad and Sulaiman bin Yasar:
that Yahya bin Said bin Al-‘As divorced the daughter of ‘Abdur-Rahman bin Al-Hakarn. Abdur-
Rahman took her to his house. On that ‘Aisha sent a message to Marwan bin Al-Hakam who was the
ruler of Medina, saying, “Fear Allah, and urge your brother) to return her to her house.” Marwan (in
Sulaiman’s version) said, “Abdur-Rahman bin Al-Hakam did not obey me (or had a convincing argu –
ment).” (In Al-Qasim’s versions Marwan said, “Have you not heard of the case of Fatima bint Qais?”
Aisha said, “The case of Fatima bint Qais is not in your favor.’ Marwan bin Al-Hakam said to ‘Aisha,
“The reason that made Fatima bint Qais go to her father’s house is just applicable to the daughter of
‘Abdur-Rahman.”
Volume 7, Book 63, Number 258:
Narrated Abu Mas’ud:
The Prophet prohibited taking the price of a dog, the earnings of a soothsayer and the money
earned by prostitution.
Volume 7, Book 63, Number 243:
Narrated Al-Qasim:
Aisha said, “What is wrong with Fatima? Why doesn’t she fear Allah?” by saying that a divorced
lady is not entitled to be provided with residence and sustenance (by her husband)
Volume 7, Book 63, Number 259:
Narrated Abu Juhaifa:
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The Prophet cursed the lady who practices tattooing and the one who gets herself tattooed, and
one who eats (takes) Riba’ (usury) and the one who gives it. And he prohibited taking the price of a
dog, and the money earned by prostitution, and cursed the makers of pictures.
Volume 7, Book 63, Number 244:
Narrated Qasim:
Ursa said to Aisha, “Do you know so-and-so, the daughter of Al-Hakam? Her husband divorced
her irrevocably and she left (her husband’s house).” ‘Aisha said, “What a bad thing she has done!”
‘Ursa said (to ‘Aisha), “Haven’t you heard the statement of Fatima?” ‘Aisha replied, “It is not in her fa –
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vor to mention.” ‘Ursa added, ‘Aisha reproached (Fatima) severely and said, “Fatima was in a lonely
place, and she was proned to danger, so the Prophet allowed her (to go out of her husband’s house).”
Volume 7, Book 63, Number 260:
Narrated Abu Huraira:
The Prophet forbade taking the earnings of a slave girl by prostitution.
Volume 7, Book 63, Number 245:
Narrated ‘Ursa:
Aisha disapproved of what Fatima used to say.’