Sahih Muslim Book - 18, Hadith - 3722

وَحَدَّثَنِى أَبُو الطَّاهِرِ وَحَرْمَلَةُ بْنُ يَحْيَى - وَتَقَارَبَا فِى اللَّفْظِ - قَالَ حَرْمَلَةُ حَدَّثَنَا وَقَالَ أَبُو الطَّاهِرِ أَخْبَرَنَا ابْنُ وَهْبٍ - حَدَّثَنِى يُونُسُ بْنُ يَزِيدَ عَنِ ابْنِ شِهَابٍ حَدَّثَنِى عُبَيْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ عُتْبَةَ بْنِ مَسْعُودٍ أَنَّ أَبَاهُ كَتَبَ إِلَى عُمَرَ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ الأَرْقَمِ الزُّهْرِىِّ يَأْمُرُهُ أَنْ يَدْخُلَ عَلَى سُبَيْعَةَ بِنْتِ الْحَارِثِ الأَسْلَمِيَّةِ فَيَسْأَلَهَا عَنْ حَدِيثِهَا وَعَمَّا قَالَ لَهَا رَسُولُ اللَّهِ -صلى الله عليه وسلم- حِينَ اسْتَفْتَتْهُ فَكَتَبَ عُمَرُ بْنُ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ إِلَى عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ عُتْبَةَ يُخْبِرُهُ أَنَّ سُبَيْعَةَ أَخْبَرَتْهُ أَنَّهَا كَانَتْ تَحْتَ سَعْدِ ابْنِ خَوْلَةَ وَهُوَ فِى بَنِى عَامِرِ بْنِ لُؤَىٍّ وَكَانَ مِمَّنْ شَهِدَ بَدْرًا فَتُوُفِّىَ عَنْهَا فِى حَجَّةِ الْوَدَاعِ وَهْىَ حَامِلٌ فَلَمْ تَنْشَبْ أَنْ وَضَعَتْ حَمْلَهَا بَعْدَ وَفَاتِهِ فَلَمَّا تَعَلَّتْ مِنْ نِفَاسِهَا تَجَمَّلَتْ لِلْخُطَّابِ فَدَخَلَ عَلَيْهَا أَبُو السَّنَابِلِ بْنُ بَعْكَكٍ - رَجُلٌ مِنْ بَنِى عَبْدِ الدَّارِ - فَقَالَ لَهَا مَا لِى أَرَاكِ مُتَجَمِّلَةً لَعَلَّكِ تَرْجِينَ النِّكَاحَ إِنَّكِ وَاللَّهِ مَا أَنْتِ بِنَاكِحٍ حَتَّى تَمُرَّ عَلَيْكِ أَرْبَعَةُ أَشْهُرٍ وَعَشْرٌ. قَالَتْ سُبَيْعَةُ فَلَمَّا قَالَ لِى ذَلِكَ جَمَعْتُ عَلَىَّ ثِيَابِى حِينَ أَمْسَيْتُ فَأَتَيْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ -صلى الله عليه وسلم- فَسَأَلْتُهُ عَنْ ذَلِكَ فَأَفْتَانِى بِأَنِّى قَدْ حَلَلْتُ حِينَ وَضَعْتُ حَمْلِى وَأَمَرَنِى بِالتَّزَوُّجِ إِنْ بَدَا لِى. قَالَ ابْنُ شِهَابٍ فَلاَ أَرَى بَأْسًا أَنْ تَتَزَوَّجَ حِينَ وَضَعَتْ وَإِنْ كَانَتْ فِى دَمِهَا غَيْرَ أَنْ لاَ يَقْرَبُهَا زَوْجُهَا حَتَّى تَطْهُرَ.

'Ubaidullah bin 'Abdullah bin 'Utbah bin Mas'ud narrated that his father wrote to 'Umar bin 'Abdullah bin Al-Arqam Az-Zuhri, telling him to go to Subai'ah bint Al-Harith Al-Aslamiyyah to ask her about her Hadith, and what the Messenger of Allah (s.a.w) said to her when she consulted him. 'Umar bin 'Abdullah wrote back to 'Abdullah bin 'Utbah telling him that Subai'ah told him that she was married to Sa'd bin Khawlah, one of Banu 'Amir bin Lu'ayy, who was one of those who had been present at (the Battle of) Badr. He died during the Farewell Pilgrimage while she was pregnant, and she gave birth shortly after he died. When her Nifas ended, she adorned herself to receive offers of marriage. Abu As-Sanabil bin Ba'kak - a man from Banu 'Abd Ad-Dar - entered upon her and said to her: "Why do I see you beautified? Perhaps you are hoping to get married? By Allah, you will not get married until four months and ten days have passed!" Subai'ah said: "When he said that to me, I got dressed that evening and went to the Messenger of Allah (s.a.w) and asked him about that. He advised me that my 'Iddah had ended when I gave birth, and he told me to get married if I wanted to." Ibn Shihab said: "I do not see anything wrong with (a woman) getting married after she has given birth, even if she is still bleeding, but her husband should not come close to her until she becomes pure."