Waiting period of a Widow whose Husband is Absent

4. Abu Ali al-Ash‘ariy has narrated from Muhammad ibn ‘Abd al-Jabbar and abu al-‘Abbas al-Razzaz from Ayyub ibn Nuh all from Safwan from ibn Muskan from al-Hassan ibn Ziyad who has said the following: “Abu ‘Abd Allah عليه السلام, has said, ‘When a woman receives the news of the death of her husband, she must begin counting her waiting period and mourning for him.’”