Sahih al-Bukhari 5706

Book 76: Medicine · Hadith 26

Hadith text

حَدَّثَنَا مُسَدَّدٌ، حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى، عَنْ شُعْبَةَ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنِي حُمَيْدُ بْنُ نَافِعٍ، عَنْ زَيْنَبَ، عَنْ أُمِّ سَلَمَةَ ـ رضى الله عنها ـ أَنَّ امْرَأَةً تُوُفِّيَ زَوْجُهَا فَاشْتَكَتْ عَيْنَهَا، فَذَكَرُوهَا لِلنَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم وَذَكَرُوا لَهُ الْكُحْلَ، وَأَنَّهُ يُخَافُ عَلَى عَيْنِهَا، فَقَالَ ‏ "‏ لَقَدْ كَانَتْ إِحْدَاكُنَّ تَمْكُثُ فِي بَيْتِهَا فِي شَرِّ أَحْلاَسِهَا ـ أَوْ فِي أَحْلاَسِهَا فِي شَرِّ بَيْتِهَا ـ فَإِذَا مَرَّ كَلْبٌ رَمَتْ بَعْرَةً، فَلاَ، أَرْبَعَةَ أَشْهُرٍ وَعَشْرًا ‏"‏‏.‏

Narrated Um Salama:The husband of a lady died and her eyes became sore and the people mentioned her story to the Prophet They asked him whether it was permissible for her to use kohl as her eyes were exposed to danger. He said, "Previously, when one of you was bereaved by a husband she would stay in her dirty clothes in a bad unhealthy house (for one year), and when a dog passed by, she would throw a globe of dung. No, (she should observe the prescribed period Idda) for four months and ten days

Umm Salama bataati hain: Ek khaatoon ke shohar ka intekaal ho gaya aur unki aankhein bimar ho gayin, aur logon ne unki kahaani Nabi (SAW) ko bataayi. Unhone Nabi (SAW) se pucha ke kya unke liye surma lagaana jaayez hai kyunke unki aankhein khatre mein hain. Unhone kaha, 'Pehle, jab tum mein se kisi ka shohar mar jaata, wo (ek saal tak) apne ganday kapdon mein ek bekaar aur naa-sehat ghar mein rehti, aur jab koi kutta guzarta, wo gobar ka golaa phenkti. Nahi, (usse muqarrar Iddat ki muddat, yaani) chaar mahine das din poore karne chaahiye.'

Sahih al-Bukhari 5706 · Book 76, Hadith 26

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