Hadith 3315

‘Ata’ narrated: We attended Maymunah’s funeral with Ibn Abbas at Sarif. He said, “This is the wife of the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ). When you lift her bier, do not shake or jolt it, but be gentle. The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) had nine wives, dividing among eight and not dividing for one.” ‘Ata’ said: It reached us that the one he did not divide for was Safiyyah, and she was the last to die, dying in Medina. Agreed upon. Razin said: Others than ‘Ata’ said it was Sawdah, which is more correct. She gave her day to Aishah when the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) intended to divorce her. She said, “Keep me; I have given my day to Aishah, hoping to be among your wives in Paradise.”