Sahih Muslim Hadith 3734 – The Obligation To

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[3734] 62 – (1486) It was narrated that Zainab bint AbI Salamah said: "When news of the death of Abü Sufyân came to Umm UabIbah, on the third day she called for some yellowish perfume and wiped some of it on her forearms and cheeks, and said: 'I have no need of this, but I heard the Prophet ii say: It is not permissible for a woman who believes in Allah and the Last Day, to mourn for more than three days, except for a husband, for whom she should mourn for four months and ten days."