Person
Zaynab bint Khuzayma
زينب بنت خزيمة
Umm al-Masākīn (Mother of the Poor) · umm al-muʾminīn, Umm al-Masākīn
595 CE – 626 CE(aged ~31)
Fifth wife of the Prophet ﷺ. From Banū ʿĀmir ibn Ṣaʿṣaʿa. Her first husband ʿAbd Allāh ibn Jaḥsh was martyred at Uḥud (3 AH). Married the Prophet ﷺ shortly after. Famous for her care for the poor — hence her kunya "Umm al-Masākīn". Died only 8 months after marriage, the only wife (besides Khadīja) to die in his lifetime.
Significance
Fifth wife of the Prophet ﷺ. From Banū ʿĀmir ibn Ṣaʿṣaʿa. Her first husband ʿAbd Allāh ibn Jaḥsh was martyred at Uḥud (3 AH). Married the Prophet ﷺ shortly after. Famous for her care for the poor — hence her kunya "Umm al-Masākīn". Died only 8 months after marriage, the only wife (besides Khadīja) to die in his lifetime.
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