How to reconcile the statement of 'Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) with the statement of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) regarding the waiting period of a pregnant woman?

The questioner : Did she state that the waiting period of a pregnant woman ends with the delivery of the child?

The Shaykh : Yes.

The questioner : 'Ali ibn Abi Talib (may Allah be pleased with him) adopted the longer period, so how can one reconcile this in the throat?

The Shaykh : We have said many times that it is not permissible for anyone to ask how we reconcile the statement of so-and-so with the statement of the Messenger. Rather, the reconciliation is sought between two conflicting statements, meaning one opposes the other. Do you understand? But the correct approach in such a case is to say: How do we respond to the statement of 'Ali? We respond to the statement of 'Ali by saying that 'Ali ibn Abi Talib, like others, makes mistakes and hits the mark. Perhaps the report of Subay'ah al-Aslamiyyah did not reach him. There is nothing strange about a report from among the reports of the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) not reaching him, just as the report of the plague was hidden from 'Umar, the Muhajireen, and the Ansar until 'Abd al-Rahman ibn 'Awf came and informed them of it. They were all a group of scholars.