Riyad as-Salihin — Hadith #46612

On the authority of Zainab bint Abi Salamah, may God be pleased with them both, she said: She went to see Umm Habibah, may God be pleased with him, the wife of the Prophet, may God bless him and grant him peace, when her father, Abu Sufyan bin Harb, may God be pleased with him, died. She called for perfume that contained yellowish yellow or something else, so she anointed a slave girl with it, then touched her private parts. Then she said: By God, I have no need for perfume, except that I heard the Messenger of God, may God bless him and grant him peace, say on the pulpit: “No.” It is permissible for a woman who believes in God and today The other is to mourn a dead person for more than three nights, except for a husband for four months and ten days.” Zainab said: Then she went to Zainab bint Jahsh, may God be pleased with her, when her brother died, and she called for perfume, so she touched some of it, then she said: By God, I have no need for perfume, except that I heard the Messenger of God, may God bless him and grant him peace, saying on the pulpit: “It is not permissible for a woman who believes in God and the Last Day to mourn a dead person for more than three months, except for a husband who has four months.” “And ten” ((Agreed upon)).