(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.'" (FR)
Reference (FR): Sunan an-Nasa'i 3527 (FR)
In-book reference (FR): Book 27, Hadith 139 (FR)
English translation (FR): Vol. 4, Book 27, Hadith 3557 (FR)