The Sufficient (Vol 6) · Hadith 474 (#Ḥadīth #6)
Chapter 46 | Waiting Period of a Widow with whom he has Gone to Bed and where she must Complete her Waiting Period and Her Obligations
حميد، عن ابن سماعة، عن ابن رباط، عن ابن مسكان، عن أبي العباس قال:قلت لأبي عبد الله عليه السلام: المتوفى عنها زوجها؟ قال: لا تكتحل للزينة ولا تطيب، ولا تلبس ثوبا مصبوغا، ولا تخرج نهارا، ولا تبيت عن بيتها، قلت: أرأيت إن أرادت أن تخرج إلى حق كيف تصنع؟ قال: تخرج بعد نصف الليل وترجع عشاء.
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 , 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 house during the day or spend the night somewhere other than her house.’ I then asked, ‘Can she go out to bear witness for a right? He (the Imam) said, ‘She can do so after midnight and return in al-‘Isha ’ (darkness).”’
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