(59) باب سُقُوطِ الإِحْدَادِ عَنِ الْكِتَابِيَّةِ الْمُتَوَفَّى، عَنْهَا زَوْجُهَا
It was narrated from Zainab bint Abi Salamah that Umm Habibah said:
"I heard the Messenger of Allah say this on this Minbar: 'It is not permissible for a woman who believes in Allah and His Messenger to mourn for anyone who dies for more than three days, except for a husband, (for whom the mourning period is) four months and ten days.'" (DE)
Reference (DE): Sunan an-Nasa'i 3527 (DE)
In-book reference (DE): Book 27, Hadith 139 (DE)
English translation (DE): Vol. 4, Book 27, Hadith 3557 (DE)