Jami` at-Tirmidhi: Book 13, Hadith 23

Humaid bin Nafi narrated that : Zainab said: “So I entered upon Zainab bint Jahsh when her brother died. She called for some perfume and put it on, then said: ‘By Allah! I have no need for perfume except that I heard the Messenger of Allah said: “It is not lawful for a woman who believes in Allah and the Last Day to mourn for the dead more than three nights, except for her husband (in which case it is) four months and ten days.”

قَالَتْ زَيْنَبُ فَدَخَلْتُ عَلَى زَيْنَبَ بِنْتِ جَحْشٍ حِينَ تُوُفِّيَ أَخُوهَا فَدَعَتْ بِطِيبٍ فَمَسَّتْ مِنْهُ ثُمَّ قَالَتْ وَاللَّهِ مَا لِي فِي الطِّيبِ مِنْ حَاجَةٍ غَيْرَ أَنِّي سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم يَقُولُ ‏
“‏ لاَ يَحِلُّ لاِمْرَأَةٍ تُؤْمِنُ بِاللَّهِ وَالْيَوْمِ الآخِرِ أَنْ تُحِدَّ عَلَى مَيِّتٍ فَوْقَ ثَلاَثِ لَيَالٍ إِلاَّ عَلَى زَوْجٍ أَرْبَعَةَ أَشْهُرٍ وَعَشْرًا ‏”‏ ‏.‏

Jami` at-Tirmidhi: Book 13, Hadith 23
Sahih (Darussalam)

 

The above hadith is from the Jami` at-Tirmidhi collection of hadiths. The Jami` at-Tirmidhi is a highly valued hadith collection within Sunni Islam, compiled by the scholar al-Tirmidhi in the 9th century. It earns its prestigious reputation by being counted among the Kutub al-Sittah, the six most trusted compilations of prophetic tradition. This exclusive list features the Sahihayn of al-Bukhari and Muslim, as well as the Sunan collections of Abu Dawood, al-Nasa’i, and ibn Majah. Imam al-Tirmidhi’s specific work is organized into 46 books and contains a total exceeding 4,000 individual hadith reports.

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For more Hadith in Book 13: The Book on Divorce and Li’an
 

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