days, except for a husband. For she shall mourn for four months and ten days, and she shall not wear dyed clothing, except for a garment dyed with 'asb (a type of tie-dye fabric), nor shall she apply kohl, nor shall she apply perfume, except at the time of the end of her menstrual period—when she is purified—with a small amount of qust (costus) or adhfar (a type of aromatic substance)."
(13) In (A) and (M): "fa-innahu" (for it is). (14) This is what was mentioned on page 285. (15) Extracted by al-Bukhari in: The Chapter on a Woman Mourning for Her Deceased Husband for Four Months and Ten Days, from the Book of Divorce. Sahih al-Bukhari 7/77. And by Muslim in: The Chapter on the Obligation of Ihdad during the Idda of Death..., from the Book of Divorce. Sahih Muslim 7/1124, 1126. It was also extracted by Abu Dawud in: The Chapter on the Mourning of a Woman Whose Husband Has Died, from the Book of Divorce. Sunan Abi Dawud 1/536. And by al-Tirmidhi in: The Chapter on What Has Been Said Regarding the Idda of a Woman Whose Husband Has Died, from the Book of Divorce. 'Aridat al-Ahwadhi 5/173, 174. And by al-Nasa'i in: The Chapter on the Idda of a Woman Whose Husband Has Died, and The Chapter on Abandoning Adornment for a Mourning Muslim Woman..., from the Book of Divorce. Al-Mujtaba 6/155, 167, 168. (16) Meaning: it increases her beauty. (17) Extracted by Abu Dawud in: The Chapter on What a Woman in Idda Must Avoid during Her Idda, from the Book of Divorce. Sunan Abi Dawud 1/538. And by al-Nasa'i in: The Chapter on the License for a Mourning Woman to Comb Her Hair with Sidr, from the Book of Divorce. Al-Mujtaba 6/170.
