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One of the sons of Um 'Atiyya died, and when it was the third day she asked for a yellow perfume and
put it over her body, and said, "We were forbidden to mourn for more than three days except for our
husbands."
Sahih al-Bukhari Book 23, Hadith 40
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When the news of the death of Abu Sufyan reached from Sham, Um Habiba on the third day, asked
for a yellow perfume and scented her cheeks and forearms and said, "No doubt, I would not have been
in need of this, had I not heard the Prophet (ﷺ) saying: "It is not legal for a woman who believes in Allah
and the Last Day to mourn for more than three days for any dead person except her husband, for
whom she should mourn for four months and ten days."