Hadith / Musnad Ahmad / 656:6

Musnad Ahmad 656:6

The Hadith of al-Jarah and Abu Sinan al-Ashja‘i (RA)

حديث الجراح وأبي سنان الأشجعيين

Hadith 656:6

Yazid narrated to us, Sufyan informed us, from Mansur, from Ibrahim, from Alqama, who said: Abdullah was approached regarding a woman whom a man married, then he died, and he had not specified a dowry for her, nor had he consummated the marriage with her. He said: They differed before him, so he said: "I see that she is entitled to a dowry like that of her peers, she has the right of inheritance, and she must observe the waiting period (iddah)." Ma'qil ibn Sinan al-Ashja'i then testified that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) had judged in the case of Birwa' bint Washiq with the same as this.

حدثنا يزيد، أخبرنا سفيان، عن منصور، عن إبراهيم، عن علقمة، قال: أتي عبد الله في امرأة تزوجها رجل، فتوفي، ولم يفرض لها صداقا، ولم يكن دخل بها، قال: فاختلفوا إليه، فقال: " أرى لها مثل صداق نسائها، ولها الميراث، وعليها العدة " فشهد معقل بن سنان الأشجعي " أن رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم قضى في بروع بنت واشق بمثل هذا "