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Sahih al-Bukhari 5318 (Book 68, Hadith 67) #5096
Marriage After Pregnancy

SUMMARY: A widow who was pregnant refused to marry a man until she had completed one of the two prescribed periods. The Prophet then allowed her to marry.

Narrated Um Salama: (the wife of the Prophet) A lady from Bani Aslam, called Subai'a, become a widow while she was pregnant. Abu As-Sanabil bin Ba'kak demanded her hand in marriage, but she refused to marry him and said, "By Allah, I cannot marry him unless I have completed one of the two prescribed periods". About ten days later (after having delivered her child), she went to the Prophet and he said (to her), "You can marry now".
حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى بْنُ بُكَيْرٍ، حَدَّثَنَا اللَّيْثُ، عَنْ جَعْفَرِ بْنِ رَبِيعَةَ، عَنْ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنِ هُرْمُزَ الأَعْرَجِ، قَالَ أَخْبَرَنِي أَبُو سَلَمَةَ بْنُ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ، أَنَّ زَيْنَبَ ابْنَةَ أَبِي سَلَمَةَ، أَخْبَرَتْهُ عَنْ أُمِّهَا أُمِّ سَلَمَةَ، زَوْجِ النَّبِيِّ أَنَّ امْرَأَةً مِنْ أَسْلَمَ يُقَالُ لَهَا سُبَيْعَةُ كَانَتْ تَحْتَ زَوْجِهَا، تُوُفِّيَ عَنْهَا وَهْىَ حُبْلَى، فَخَطَبَهَا أَبُو السَّنَابِلِ بْنُ بَعْكَكٍ، فَأَبَتْ أَنْ تَنْكِحَهُ، فَقَالَ وَاللَّهِ مَا يَصْلُحُ أَنْ تَنْكِحِيهِ حَتَّى تَعْتَدِّي آخِرَ الأَجَلَيْنِ‏.‏ فَمَكُثَتْ قَرِيبًا مِنْ عَشْرِ لَيَالٍ ثُمَّ جَاءَتِ النَّبِيَّ فَقَالَ ‏ "‏ انْكِحِي

TOPICS
marriage  *  widow  *  pregnancy  *  periods

QUICK LESSONS:
Respect for women's decisions, Not pressuring people into making choices they are not comfortable with

EXPLANATIONS:
This hadith is about marriage after pregnancy. It tells us that a woman who was pregnant and became a widow refused to marry again until she had completed one of the two prescribed periods. The Prophet then allowed her to marry again. This teaches us that women should not be forced into marriage and have the right to choose when they want to get married after pregnancy or childbirth. It also shows us that we should respect women's decisions and not pressure them into making choices they are not comfortable with.

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