Volume 7, Book 63, Number 261:
Narrated Said bin Jubair:
I said to Ibn ‘Umar, “If a man accuses his wife of illegal sexual intercourse (what is the judgment)?”
He said, “Allah’s Prophet separated the couple of Bani ‘Ajlan (when the husband accused his wife for
an illegal sexual intercourse). The Prophet said, ‘Allah knows that one of you two IS a liar; so will one
of you repent?’ But they refused. He then again said, ‘Allah knows that one of you two is a liar; so will
one of you repent?’ But they refused, whereupon he separated them by divorce.” Aiyub (a sub-nar –
rator) said: ‘Amr bin Dinar said to me, “In the narration there is something which I do not see you
mentioning, i.e. the husband said, “What about my money (Mahr)?’ The Prophet said, “You are not
entitled to take back money, for if you told the truth you have already entered upon her (and con –
summated your marriage with her) and if you are a liar then you are less entitled to take it back.
Volume 7, Book 63, Number 246:
Narrated ‘Aisha:
When Allah’s Apostle decided to leave Mecca after the Hajj, he saw Safiyya, sad and standing at
the entrance of her tent. He said to her, “Aqr (or) Halq! You will detain us. Did you perform Tawaf-
al-Ifada on the day of Nahr? She said, “Yes.” He said, “Then you can depart.”
Volume 7, Book 63, Number 247:
Narrated Al-Hasan:
Ma’qil gave his sister in marriage and later her husband divorced her once.
Volume 7, Book 63, Number 248:
Narrated Al-Hasan:
The sister of Ma’qil bin Yasar was married to a man and then that man divorced her and remained
away from her till her period of the ‘Iddah expired. Then he demanded for her hand in marriage, but
Ma’qil got angry out of pride and haughtiness and said, “He kept away from her when he could still
retain her, and now he demands her hand again?” So Ma’qil disagreed to remarry her to him. Then
Allah revealed: ‘When you have divorced women and they have fulfilled the term of their prescribed
period, do not prevent them from marrying their (former) husbands.’ (2.232) So the Prophet sent for
Ma’qil and recited to him (Allah’s order) and consequently Ma’qil gave up his pride and haughtiness
and yielded to Allah’s order.
Volume 7, Book 63, Number 249:
Narrated Nafi:
Ibn ‘Umar bin Al-Khattab divorced his wife during her menses. Allah’s Apostle ordered him to take
her back till she became clean, and when she got another period while she was with him, she should
wait till she became clean again and only then, if he wanted to divorce her, he could do so before
having sexual relations with her. And that is the period Allah has fixed for divorcing women.
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Whenever ‘Abdullah (bin ‘Umar) was asked about that, he would say to the questioner, “If you di –
vorced her thrice, she is no longer lawful for you unless she marries another man (and the other
man divorces her in his turn).’ Ibn ‘Umar further said, ‘Would that you (people) only give one or two
divorces, because the Prophet has ordered me so.”
Volume 7, Book 63, Number 250:
Narrated Yunus Ibn Jubair:
Ibn ‘Umar divorced his wife while she was having her menses. ‘Umar asked the Prophet who said,
“Order him (your son) to take her back, and then divorced her before her period of the ‘Iddah has
elapsed.” I asked Ibn ‘Umar, “Will that divorce (during the menses) be counted?” He replied, “If some –
body behaves foolishly (will his foolishness be an excuse for his misbehavior)?”
Volume 7, Book 63, Number 251:
Narrated Humaid bin Nafi’:
Zainab bint Abu Salama told me these three narrations: Zainab said: I went to Um Habiba, the wife
of the Prophet when her father, Abu- Sufyan bin Herb had died. Um ,Habiba asked for a perfume
which contained yellow scent (Khaluq) or some other scent, and she first perfumed one of the girls
with it and then rubbed her cheeks with it and said, “By Allah, I am not in need of perfume, but I
have heard Allah’s Apostle saying, ‘It is not lawful for a lady who believes in Allah and the Last Day
to mourn for a dead person for more than three days unless he is her husband for whom she should
mourn for four months and ten days.’ ” Zainab further said: I want to Zainab bint Jahsh when her
brother died. She asked for perfume and used some of it and said, “By Allah, I am not in need of per –
fume, but I have heard Allah’s Apostle saying on the pulpit, ‘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 she
should mourn for four months and ten days.’ ” Zainab further said, “I heard my mother, Um Salama
saying that a woman came to Allah’s Apostle and said, “O Allah’s Apostle! The husband of my daugh –
ter has died and she is suffering from an eye disease, can she apply kohl to her eye?” Allah’s Apostle
replied, “No,” twice or thrice. (Every time she repeated her question) he said, “No.” Then Allah’s
Apostle added, “It is just a matter of four months and ten days. In the Pre-Islamic Period of ignorance
a widow among you should throw a globe of dung when one year has elapsed.” I said to Zainab,
“What does ‘throwing a globe of dung when one year had elapsed’ mean?” Zainab said, “When a lady
was bereaved of her husband, she would live in a wretched small room and put on the worst clothes
she had and would not touch any scent till one year had elapsed. Then she would bring an animal,
e.g. a donkey, a sheep or a bird and rub her body against it. The animal against which she would rub
her body would scarcely survive. Only then she would come out of her room, whereupon she would
be given a globe of dung which she would throw away and then she would use the scent she liked or
the like.”
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Volume 7, Book 63, Number 252:
Narrated Um Salama:
A woman was bereaved of her husband and her relatives worried about her eyes (which were dis –
eased). They came to Allah’s Apostle, and asked him to allow them to treat her eyes with kohl, but he
said, “She should not apply kohl to her eyes. (In the Pre-Islamic period of Ignorance) a widowed wo –
man among you would stay in the worst of her clothes (or the worst part of her house) and when a
year had elapsed, if a dog passed by her, she would throw a globe of dung, Nay, (she cannot use
kohl) till four months and ten days have elapsed.”
Narrated Um Habiba: The Prophet said, “It is not lawful for a Muslim woman who believes in Al –
lah and the Last Day to mourn for more than three days, except for her husband, for whom she
should mourn for four months and ten days.”