“A man was brought to ‘Abdullah who had married a woman without naming a dowry for her, then he died before consummating the marriage with her. ‘Abdullah said: ‘Ask whether they can find any report about that.’ They said: ‘O Abu ‘Abdur-Rahman, we cannot find any report about that.’ He said: ‘I will say what I think, and if it is correct then it is from Allah. She should have a dowry like that of her peers and no less, with no injustice, and she may inherit from him, and she has to observe the ‘Iddah.’ A man from Ashja’ stood up and said: “The Messenger of Allah passed a similar judgment among us concerning a woman called Birwa’ bint Washiq. She married a man who died before consummating the marriage with her, and the Messenger of Allah ruled that she should be given a dowry like that of her peers, and she could inherit, and she had to observe the ‘Iddah.’ ‘Abdullah raised his hands and said the Takbir.”
“I think that she should have a dowry like that of her peers no less, with no injustice and she may inherit from him and she has to observe the ‘Iddah.” Ma’qil bin Sinan Al-Ashja’i testified: “The Messenger of Allah passed a similar judgment concerning Birwa’ bint Washiq.”
while I was wandering in search of my camels which had strayed, a caravan or some horsemen carrying a standard came forward. The bedouin began to go round me for my position with the Prophet (ﷺ). They came to a domed structure, took out a man from it, and struck his neck. I asked about him. They told me that he had married his father’s wife.
I met my uncle who was carrying a standard. I asked him: Where are you going? He said: The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) has sent me to a man who has married his father’s wife. He has ordered me to cut off his head and take his property.