Sahih Muslim Book: 19, Hadith: 3808

وَحَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى بْنُ يَحْيَى، وَقُتَيْبَةُ، وَابْنُ، رُمْحٍ عَنِ اللَّيْثِ بْنِ سَعْدٍ، عَنْ نَافِعٍ، أَنَّ صَفِيَّةَ، بِنْتَ أَبِي عُبَيْدٍ حَدَّثَتْهُ عَنْ حَفْصَةَ، أَوْ عَنْ عَائِشَةَ، أَوْ عَنْ كِلْتَيْهِمَا، أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم قَالَ ‏ “‏ لاَ يَحِلُّ لاِمْرَأَةٍ تُؤْمِنُ بِاللَّهِ وَالْيَوْمِ الآخِرِ – أَوْ تُؤْمِنُ بِاللَّهِ وَرَسُولِهِ – أَنْ تُحِدَّ عَلَى مَيِّتٍ فَوْقَ ثَلاَثَةِ أَيَّامٍ إِلاَّ عَلَى زَوْجِهَا ‏”‏ ‏.‏ Safiyya bint Abu ‘Ubaid reported on the authority of Hafsa or ‘A’isha (Allah be pleased with thein) or from both of them that Allah’s Messenger (may peace he upon him) said:It is not permissible for a woman believing in Allah and the Hereafter (or believing in Allah and His Messenger) that she should observe mourning for the dead beyond three days except in case of her husband. Chain : Yahya bin Yahya bin Bukayr – Qutayba bin Sa’id bin Jamil – Muhammad bin Rmh bin al-Mhajr – al-Laith bin Sa’d – Nafie’ – Safiyya bint Abi ‘Ubaid al-Thaqaf