A case was brought to him concerning a woman whose husband had married her but died before consummating the marriage and without specifying a dowry for her. The people came back to him about it for nearly a month, but he gave them no ruling. Then he said, "My judgment is that she is entitled to a dowry equivalent to that of women like her, neither less nor more, and she has the right of inheritance and must observe the waiting period."Maqil bin Sinan al-Ashjai then testified that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ had given the same ruling in the case of Birwa bint Washiq.
أخبرنا أحمد بن سليمان قال حدثنا يزيد قال حدثنا سفيان عن منصور عن إبراهيم عن علقمة
أنه أتي في امرأة تزوجها رجل فمات عنها ولم يفرض لها صداقا ولم يدخل بها فاختلفوا إليه قريبا من شهر لا يفتيهم ثم قال أرى لها صداق نسائها لا وكس ولا شطط ولها الميراث وعليها العدة فشهد معقل بن سنان الأشجعي أن رسول الله ﷺ قضى في بروع بنت واشق بمثل ما قضيت