of the two periods. ʿUmar, Ibn Masʿūd, and others held that once she gave birth, she was free to remarry.

The authentic Sunnah confirmed this in the account of Subayʿah al-Aslamiyyah. Her husband, Saʿd ibn Khawlah, died in the year of the Farewell Pilgrimage, and she gave birth a few nights after his death. Abū al-Sanābil ibn Baʿkak told her, “You may not marry until four months and ten days have passed.” She therefore asked the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, who said, “Abū al-Sanābil has spoken falsely. You are free to marry, so marry.” Thus, agreement was reached