سَأَلْتُهُ عَنِ الْمَرْأَةِ الْمُتَوَفَّى عَنْهَا زَوْجُهَا أَ تَعْتَدُّ فِي بَيْتِهَا أَوْ حَيْثُ شَاءَتْ قَالَ بَلْ حَيْثُ شَاءَتْ إِنَّ عَلِيّاً ع لَمَّا تُوُفِّيَ عُمَرُ أَتَى أُمَّ كُلْثُومٍ فَانْطَلَقَ بِهَا إِلَى بَيْتِهِ.
’It is wherever she wants; Ali (a.s.), brought ’Umm Kulthum to his home when ‘Umar died.’”
سَأَلْتُ أَبَا عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع عَنِ امْرَأَةٍ تُوُفِّيَ زَوْجُهَا أَيْنَ تَعْتَدُّ فِي بَيْتِ زَوْجِهَا تَعْتَدُّ أَوْ حَيْثُ شَاءَتْ قَالَ بَلَى حَيْثُ شَاءَتْ ثُمَّ قَالَ إِنَّ عَلِيّاً ع لَمَّا مَاتَ عُمَرُ أَتَى أُمَّ كُلْثُومٍ فَأَخَذَ بِيَدِهَا فَانْطَلَقَ بِهَا إِلَى بَيْتِهِ.
who said: “I once asked Abu 'Abdillah (a.s.) about a woman whose husband has passed away: where should she observe her waiting period, in her husband's house or wherever she wishes? He said: "Yes, wherever she wishes." Then he said: "When Umar died, Ali (as) came to Umm Kulthum, took her hand, and led her to his house.
سَأَلْتُ أَبَا عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع عَنِ الْمُتَوَفَّى عَنْهَا زَوْجُهَا أَ تَخْرُجُ إِلَى بَيْتِ أَبِيهَا وَ أُمِّهَا مِنْ بَيْتِهَا إِنْ شَاءَتْ فَتَعْتَدُّ فَقَالَ إِنْ شَاءَتْ أَنْ تَعْتَدَّ فِي بَيْتِ زَوْجِهَا اعْتَدَّتْ وَ إِنْ شَاءَتِ اعْتَدَّتْ فِي أَهْلِهَا وَ لَا تَكْتَحِلُ وَ لَا تَلْبَسُ حُلِيّاً.
3. Al-Husayn from Muhammad has narrated from Mu‘alla’ ibn Muhammad from al-Hassan ibn Ali or others from Aban ibn ‘Uthman from ‘Abd Allah ibn Sulayman who has said the following: “I once asked abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), about the case of a widow if she can go out to the house of her father and mother from her house, if she
سَأَلْتُ عَنِ الْمُتَوَفَّى عَنْهَا زَوْجُهَا فَقَالَ لَا تَكْتَحِلُ لِلزِّينَةِ وَ لَا تَطَيَّبُ وَ لَا تَلْبَسُ ثَوْباً مَصْبُوغاً وَ لَا تَبِيتُ عَنْ بَيْتِهَا وَ تَقْضِي الْحُقُوقَ وَ تَمْتَشِطُ بِغِسْلَةٍ[1] وَ تَحُجُّ وَ إِنْ كَانَتْ فِي عِدَّتِهَا.
“I once asked abu Ibrahim (a.s.), about the case of a woman whose husband dies. He (the Imam) said, ‘She must not use kohl for beautification or perfume and must not wear colorful dress, spend the night somewhere else. She can pay off rights, use hair clip and go for al-Hajj even though she is in her waiting period.’”
فِي الْمُتَوَفَّى عَنْهَا زَوْجُهَا أَ تَحُجُّ وَ تَشْهَدُ الْحُقُوقَ قَالَ نَعَمْ.
“I once asked abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), about the case of a woman whose husband dies if she can perform al-Hajj and bear witness for rights. He (the Imam) said, ‘Yes, she can do so.’”
قُلْتُ لِأَبِي عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع الْمُتَوَفَّى عَنْهَا زَوْجُهَا قَالَ لَا تَكْتَحِلُ لِلزِّينَةِ وَ لَا تَطَيَّبُ وَ لَا تَلْبَسُ ثَوْباً مَصْبُوغاً وَ لَا تَخْرُجُ نَهَاراً وَ لَا تَبِيتُ عَنْ بَيْتِهَا قُلْتُ أَ رَأَيْتَ إِنْ أَرَادَتْ أَنْ تَخْرُجَ إِلَى حَقٍّ كَيْفَ تَصْنَعُ قَالَ تَخْرُجُ بَعْدَ نِصْفِ اللَّيْلِ وَ تَرْجِعُ عِشَاءً.
6. Humayd has narrated from ibn Sama‘ah from ibn Ribat from ibn Muskan from abu al-‘Abbas who has said the following: “I once asked abu Ibrahim (a.s.), about the case of a woman whose husband dies. He (the Imam) said, ‘She must not use kohl for beautification, perfume or colorful dresses. She must not go out of her hou
سَأَلْتُهُ عَنِ الْمُتَوَفَّى عَنْهَا زَوْجُهَا أَ تَخْرُجُ مِنْ بَيْتِ زَوْجِهَا قَالَ تَخْرُجُ مِنْ بَيْتِ زَوْجِهَا وَ تَحُجُّ وَ تَنْتَقِلُ مِنْ مَنْزِلٍ إِلَى مَنْزِلٍ.
7. Humayd has narrated from ibn Sama‘ah from ‘Abd Allah ibn Jabalah from ibn Bukayr from ‘Ubayd ibn Zurarah who has said the following: “I once asked abu Ibrahim (a.s.), about the case of a woman whose husband dies; if she can go out of the house of her husband. He (the Imam) said, ‘She can go out of the house of her h
سَأَلْتُهُ عَنِ الْمُتَوَفَّى عَنْهَا زَوْجُهَا أَيْنَ تَعْتَدُّ قَالَ حَيْثُ شَاءَتْ وَ لَا تَبِيتُ عَنْ بَيْتِهَا.
8. Muhammad ibn Yahya has narrated from Ahmad ibn Muhammad from Ali ibn al-Hakam from al-‘Ala’ ibn Razin from Muhammad ibn Muslim who has said the following: “I once asked one of the two Imam, (abu Ja‘far or abu ‘Abd Allah), ‘Alayhim al-Salam, about the case of a woman whose husband dies and about where she can complet
سَأَلْتُهُ عَنِ الْمُتَوَفَّى عَنْهَا زَوْجُهَا أَ تَعْتَدُّ فِي بَيْتٍ تَمْكُثُ فِيهِ شَهْراً أَوْ أَقَلَّ مِنْ شَهْرٍ أَوْ أَكْثَرَ ثُمَّ تَتَحَوَّلُ مِنْهُ إِلَى غَيْرِهِ فَتَمْكُثُ فِي الْمَنْزِلِ الَّذِي تَحَوَّلَتْ إِلَيْهِ مِثْلَ مَا مَكَثَتْ فِي الْمَنْزِلِ الَّذِي تَحَوَّلَتْ مِنْهُ كَذَا صَنِيعُهَا حَتَّى تَنْقَضِيَ عِدَّتُهَا قَالَ يَجُوزُ ذَلِكَ لَهَا وَ لَا بَأْسَ.
“I once asked abu Ibrahim (a.s.), about the case of a woman who is widowed; if she can count her waiting period in a house for a month or less or more then move to another house and stay there as she did in the other house and so on until her waiting period is complete. He (the Imam) said, ‘It is permissible and it is
جَاءَتِ امْرَأَةٌ إِلَى أَبِي عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع تَسْتَفْتِيهِ فِي الْمَبِيتِ فِي غَيْرِ بَيْتِهَا وَ قَدْ مَاتَ زَوْجُهَا فَقَالَ إِنَّ أَهْلَ الْجَاهِلِيَّةِ كَانَ إِذَا مَاتَ زَوْجُ الْمَرْأَةِ أَحَدَّتْ عَلَيْهِ امْرَأَتُهُ اثْنَيْ عَشَرَ شَهْراً فَلَمَّا بَعَثَ اللَّهُ مُحَمَّداً ص رَحِمَ ضَعْفَهُنَّ فَجَعَلَ عِدَّتَهُنَّ أَرْبَعَةَ أَشْهُرٍ وَ عَشْراً وَ أَنْتُنَّ لَا تَصْبِرْنَ عَلَى هَذَا.
“A woman came to abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), to ask for a fatwa about spending the night in another house; her husband had died. He (the Imam) said, ‘In the time of ignorance widows had to sit in mourning for twelve months. When Muhammad (SAW), was sent he felt sympathy for their weakness and reduced it (mourning) to four m
سُئِلَ عَنِ الْمَرْأَةِ يَمُوتُ عَنْهَا زَوْجُهَا أَ يَصْلُحُ لَهَا أَنْ تَحُجَّ أَوْ تَعُودَ مَرِيضاً قَالَ نَعَمْ تَخْرُجُ فِي سَبِيلِ اللَّهِ وَ لَا تَكْتَحِلُ وَ لَا تَطَيَّبُ.
“Once abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), was asked about the case of a woman whose husband dies; if it is proper for her to perform al-Hajj and visit the sick people. He (the Imam) said, ‘Yes, she can do so for the sake of Allah, but must not use kohl and perfume.’”
الْمُتَوَفَّى عَنْهَا زَوْجُهَا لَيْسَ لَهَا أَنْ تَطَيَّبَ وَ لَا تَزَيَّنَ حَتَّى تَنْقَضِيَ عِدَّتُهَا أَرْبَعَةَ أَشْهُرٍ وَ عَشَرَةَ أَيَّامٍ.
“Abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), has said, ‘A widow whose husband has died must not use perfumes and beautify herself until her ‘Iddah (waiting period) of four months and ten days is complete.’”
سَأَلْتُهُ عَنِ الْمَرْأَةِ يُتَوَفَّى عَنْهَا زَوْجُهَا وَ تَكُونُ فِي عِدَّتِهَا أَ تَخْرُجُ فِي حَقٍّ فَقَالَ إِنَّ بَعْضَ نِسَاءِ النَّبِيِّ ص سَأَلَتْهُ فَقَالَتْ إِنَّ فُلَانَةَ تُوُفِّيَ عَنْهَا زَوْجُهَا فَتَخْرُجُ فِي حَقٍّ يَنُوبُهَا[1] فَقَالَ لَهَا رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ص أُفٍّ لَكُنَّ قَدْ كُنْتُنَّ مِنْ قَبْلِ أَنْ أُبْعَثَ فِيكُنَّ وَ أَنَّ الْمَرْأَةَ مِنْكُنَّ إِذَا تُوُفِّيَ عَنْهَا زَوْجُهَا أَخَذَتْ بَع
“I once asked abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), about the case of a woman whose husband dies; if she during her waiting period can go out for a right. He (the Imam) said, ‘Certain ones of the wives of the Holy Prophet, O Allah, grant compensation to Muhammad and his family worthy of their services to Your cause, asked saying, ‘Hu
سَأَلْتُ أَبَا عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع عَنِ الَّتِي تُوُفِّيَ عَنْهَا زَوْجُهَا أَ تَحُجُّ قَالَ نَعَمْ وَ تَخْرُجُ وَ تَنْتَقِلُ مِنْ مَنْزِلٍ إِلَى مَنْزِلٍ.
“I once asked abu Ibrahim (a.s.), about the case of a woman whose husband dies; if she can perform al-Hajj. He (the Imam) said, ‘Yes, she can do so and she can move from one house to another house.’”