عَنْ أُمِّ عَطِيَّةَ رضي الله عنها، أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ قَالَ: «لَا تُحِدُّ امْرَأَةٌ عَلَى مَيِّتٍ فَوْقَ ثَلَاثٍ، إِلَّا عَلَى زَوْجٍ، أَرْبَعَةَ أَشْهُرٍ وَعَشْرًا، وَلَا تَلْبَسُ ثَوْبًا مَصْبُوغًا، إِلَّا ثَوْبَ عَصْبٍ، وَلَا تَكْتَحِلُ، وَلَا تَمَسُّ طِيبًا، إِلَّا إِذَا طَهُرَتْ، نُبْذَةً مِنْ قُسْطٍ أَوْ أَظْفَارٍ»
Umm ‘Aṭiyyah narrated that God’s Messenger (peace be upon him) said:
1. No woman may be in mourning for a deceased person for more than three days, except for her husband: four months and ten days. 2. She may not wear a coloured dress, except a yarn dress. She may not apply kohl or wear perfume, except that when she finishes her period, she may apply a little incense. ,
Related by al-Bukhari, 313; Muslim
The Prophet (peace be upon him) mentions that it is not permissible for any Muslim woman to be in mourning for anyone’s death more than three days, except for her husband when her mourning extends to four months and ten days. During this period she may not wear coloured clothing, apply kohl or wear perfume, except when she finishes her period, when she may use some good scent to remove the smell of menses.
