Sahih Muslim Book - 18, Hadith - 3723

حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ الْمُثَنَّى الْعَنَزِىُّ حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الْوَهَّابِ قَالَ سَمِعْتُ يَحْيَى بْنَ سَعِيدٍ أَخْبَرَنِى سُلَيْمَانُ بْنُ يَسَارٍ أَنَّ أَبَا سَلَمَةَ بْنَ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ وَابْنَ عَبَّاسٍ اجْتَمَعَا عِنْدَ أَبِى هُرَيْرَةَ وَهُمَا يَذْكُرَانِ الْمَرْأَةَ تُنْفَسُ بَعْدَ وَفَاةِ زَوْجِهَا بِلَيَالٍ. فَقَالَ ابْنُ عَبَّاسٍ عِدَّتُهَا آخِرُ الأَجَلَيْنِ. وَقَالَ أَبُو سَلَمَةَ قَدْ حَلَّتْ. فَجَعَلاَ يَتَنَازَعَانِ ذَلِكَ قَالَ فَقَالَ أَبُو هُرَيْرَةَ أَنَا مَعَ ابْنِ أَخِى - يَعْنِى أَبَا سَلَمَةَ - فَبَعَثُوا كُرَيْبًا - مَوْلَى ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ - إِلَى أُمِّ سَلَمَةَ يَسْأَلُهَا عَنْ ذَلِكَ فَجَاءَهُمْ فَأَخْبَرَهُمْ أَنَّ أُمَّ سَلَمَةَ قَالَتْ إِنَّ سُبَيْعَةَ الأَسْلَمِيَّةَ نُفِسَتْ بَعْدَ وَفَاةِ زَوْجِهَا بِلَيَالٍ وَإِنَّهَا ذَكَرَتْ ذَلِكَ لِرَسُولِ اللَّهِ -صلى الله عليه وسلم- فَأَمَرَهَا أَنْ تَتَزَوَّجَ.

Sulaiman bin Yasar narrated that Abu Salamah bin 'Abdur-Rahman and Ibn 'Abbas met in the house of Abu Hurairah, and they were talking about a woman who gives birth a few days after her husband has died. Ibn 'Abbas said: "Her 'Iddah is the longer of the two periods." Abu Salamah said: "Her 'Iddah is over." They started to dispute about that. Then Abu Hurairah said: "I am with my nephew" - meaning Abu Salamah. So they sent Kuraib, the freed slave of Ibn 'Abbas, to Umm Salamah to ask her about that. He came to them and told them that Umm Salamah said: "Subai'ah Al-Aslamiyyah gave birth a few days after her husband died, and she mentioned that to the Messenger of Allah (s.a.w), who told her to get married."