Benefits of the Hadith: (… from Umm Salama that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him), when he married Umm Salama, stayed with her for three days and said, “It is not that you are lowly in the eyes of your family…”)

The Shaykh : This hadith indicates that a husband stays with a previously married wife for three days. Then, if he wishes, he gives her the choice between completing the seven days, but he must also complete the seven days for the other wives, or cutting it short and dividing his nights among the women one night at a time until he returns to her. Generally, what does the woman choose? The second or the first? The completion of seven days? So it is the second. We mentioned that it is the second. So generally, she chooses to stop at three days and then divide the nights. But this choice is for whom? The choice is for the wife, because the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) gave Umm Salama the choice. She might choose for him to complete the seven days for her if she has only one co-wife. In that case, she might choose the completion of seven days if her menstrual period coincides with the co-wife’s allotted nights. In that case, it may be in her interest to prefer the completion of seven days. In any case, as long as the choice is hers, she will choose what is most beneficial for her. It also reflects the good character of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) in that he comforted her feelings by saying meaning so that she would not think that he left the seven nights because of something in his own heart. A person should comfort the heart of his companion with what he fears might hurt her. Yes.