The Case of a Woman whose Husband Dies before Going to Bed with her and that there is no Waiting Period and Mahr (dower) for her

“I once asked one of the two Imam, (abu Ja‘far or abu ‘ Abd Allah), ‘Alayhim al-Salam, about the case of a woman whose husband dies before going to bed with her. He (the Imam) said, ‘She deserves one- half of mahr…

“I once asked abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), about the case of a man who marries a woman but has not gone to bed with her. He (the Imam) said, ‘If he or she dies or he divorces her, she deserves one- half of the mahr (dower),…

“About the case of a woman whose husband dies before going to bed with her, Ali ibn al-Husayn (a.s.), has said, ‘She deserves one-half of mahr (dower), complete inheritance and must count complete waiting period.’”

“Abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), has said, ‘If one has not gone to bed with his wife but has set up mahr (dower), she deserves one-half of the mahr (dower) that is set for her and complete inheritance. She must count complete…

“I once asked him (the Imam) (a.s.), about the case of a woman who dies before his going to bed with her or her husband dies before going to bed with her. He (the Imam) said, ‘Whoever of them dies she deserves one-half…

“About the case of a woman who dies before his going to bed with her, about her mahr (dower) and her inheritance, abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), has said, ‘If mahr (dower) is set for her, she deserves one-half of it and he…

“Once we asked abu ‘ Abd Allah (a.s.), about the case of a man who marries a woman and then dies. He has set mahr (dower) for her. He (the Imam) said, ’She deserve one-half of the mahr (dower) and complete inheritance.…

“Abu ’Abd Allah (a.s.), has said that ’Amir al-Mu’minin issued a judgment about one whose husband had died before going to bed with her, that said, ’She must not marry until her waiting period of four months and ten days…

“About the case of a woman whose husband dies before going to bed with her, abu ’Abd Allah (a.s.), has said, ‘She is like a divorced woman with whom he has not gone to bed. If mahr (dower) is set for her she deserves…

“About the case of a woman whose husband dies before going to bed with her, abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), has said, ‘She deserves one-half of mahr (dower), complete inheritance and she must count the waiting period.’”

“I once asked abu Ibrahim (a.s.), about the case of a woman whose husband dies before going to bed with her. He (the Imam) said, ‘She inherits and must count the waiting period, if mahr (dower) was set for her she…