Chapter 325: About Dislike of Preferring Some of One's Sons to Others in Gift

Translation: 1022. Narrated Al-No'aman ibn Basheer that his father took him to Allah's Messenger and said: " I have given this son of mine a slave. " The Prophet ﷺ asked, " Have you given all your sons the like? " He replied in the negative. The Prophet said: " Take back your gift then. " (Bukhari).

Translation: Days except for a Husband (Mourning

Translation: Period is 4 Months and 10 Days)

Translation: 1023. Narrated Homayd ibn Nafe'e that Zaynab bint Umm Salama narrated to him the following three Hadiths. She said; ' I entered on Umm Habeeba, the wife of the Prophet, when her father Abu-Sofyan ibn Harb has died. She asked for some perfume that had yellowness and applied it to a slave girl then she applied it to herself. Then, she said; ' By Allah, I am not in need of perfume, but I had heard the Messenger of Allah saying: " It is not lawful for a woman that believes in Allah and the Last Day to mourn 32 over a deceased more than three 32 Mourning over the deceased does mean lament as some people practice. It is only the abandonment of embellishment.

Translation: days except for the husband. She mourns for four months and ten days. ' (At-Termizi).

Translation: 1024. Zaynab also said; ' I entered on Zaynab bint Jahsh when her brother died. She asked for perfume and applied it to her, then she said; ' By Allah, I am not in need of perfume, but I had heard the Messenger of Allah saying: “ It is not lawful for a woman that believes in Allah and the Last Day to mourn.33 over a deceased more than three nights except for the husband. She mourns for four months and ten days. " (At-Termizi).

Translation: 33 Mourning over the deceased does mean lament as some people practice. It is only the abandonment of embellishment.

1025. Zaynab also said; ' I heard my mother Umm Salama saying that a woman came to the Messenger of Allah and said; ' O Messenger of Allah! My daughter's husband has died and her eyes got soared, would she apply the kohl on them? " The Messenger of Allah said: " No. " He said this twice or thrice. Then he said: " It is four months and ten days and one of you used to stay for a complete year³4 34. " (At-Termizi).

Abu-Issa said; ' The Hadith of Zaynab is Hasan Saheeh and the people of knowledge of the Prophet's companions acted on it. They said that she whose usband has died should shun applying perfume and other cosmetics during her Idda. This is the opinion of Sofyanoth-Thawri, Malek ibn Anas, Al-Shafe'e, Ahmed, and Ishaq. '