Sahih al-Bukhari 5344

Hadith text

Narrated Mujahid:(regarding the Verse): 'If any of you dies and leaves wives behind,' That was the period of the 'Iddah which the widow was obliged to spend in the house of the late husband. Then Allah revealed: And those of you who die and leave wives should bequeath for their wives a year's maintenance and residence without turning them out, but if they leave, there is no blame on you for what they do of themselves, provided it is honorable (i.e. lawful marriage) (2.240) Mujahid said: Allah has ordered that a widow has the right to stay for seven months and twenty days with her husband's relatives through her husband's will and testament so that she will complete the period of one year (of 'Iddah). But the widow has the right to stay that extra period or go out of her husband's house as is indicated by the statement of Allah: 'But if they leave there is no blame on you,... ' (2.240) Ibn `Abbas said: The above Verse has cancelled the order of spending the period of the 'Iddah at her late husband's house, and so she could spend her period of the 'Iddah wherever she likes. And Allah says: 'Without turning them out.' 'Ata said: If she would, she could spend her period of the 'Iddah at her husband's house, and live there according to her (husband's) will and testament, and if she would, she could go out (of her husband's house) as Allah says: 'There is no blame on you for what they do of themselves.' (2.240) 'Ata added: Then the Verses of inheritance were revealed and the order of residence (for the widow) was cancelled, and she could spend her period of the 'Iddah wherever she would like, and she was no longer entitled to be accommodated by her husband's family

Mujahid is Aayat ke baare mein bataate hain: 'Agar tum mein se koi mar jaaye aur biwiyaan chhod jaaye.' Ye wo Iddat ki muddat thi jo biwaa ko apne marhoom shohar ke ghar mein guzaarni padti thi. Phir Allah ne naazil farmaya: 'Aur tum mein se jo mar jaayein aur biwiyaan chhod jaayein, unhein apni biwiyon ke liye ek saal ka kharcha aur rehne ki jagah ki wasiyat karni chaahiye, unhein (ghar se) nikaale bagair, magar agar wo khud chali jaayein, to tumpar koi gunaah nahi jo wo jaayez tareeke se (yaani jaayez nikaah) apne liye karein.' (2.240) Mujahid ne kaha, 'Allah ne hukm diya hai ke biwaa ko apne shohar ki wasiyat ke zariye sattar (7) mahine bees (20) din tak shohar ke rishtedaaron ke saath rehne ka haq hai, taake wo ek saal (ki Iddat) poori kar le. Magar biwaa ko ye bhi haq hai ke wo ye izaafi muddat rahe ya shohar ke ghar se chali jaaye, jaisa Allah ke is farmaan se zaahir hota hai: "Magar agar wo chali jaayein to tumpar koi gunaah nahi..."' (2.240) Ibn Abbas ne kaha, 'Upar wali Aayat ne Iddat marhoom shohar ke ghar mein guzaarne ke hukm ko mansookh kar diya, isliye ab wo apni Iddat jahaan chaahe guzaar sakti hai.' Aur Allah farmaata hai: 'Unhein nikaale bagair.' Ata ne kaha, 'Agar wo chaahe, to apni Iddat apne shohar ke ghar mein, uski wasiyat ke mutaabik, guzaar sakti hai; aur agar chaahe to (shohar ke ghar se) baahar jaa sakti hai, jaisa Allah farmaata hai: "Tumpar koi gunaah nahi jo wo khud apne liye karein."' (2.240) Ata ne aage kaha: 'Phir miraas ki Aayaten naazil hui aur (biwaa ke) rehne ka hukm mansookh ho gaya, aur wo apni Iddat jahaan chaahe guzaar sakti thi, aur use ab shohar ke khaandaan ki taraf se rehaayish paane ka haq nahi raha.'

Sahih al-Bukhari 5344 · Book 68, Hadith 89