حَدَّثَنَا جَعْفَرُ بْنُ عَوْنٍ أَخْبَرَنَا ابْنُ جُرَيْجٍ عَنْ عَطَاءٍ قَالَ حَضَرْنَا مَعَ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ جَنَازَةَ مَيْمُونَةَ زَوْجِ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ بِسَرِفَ قَالَ فَقَالَ ابْنُ عَبَّاسٍ هَذِهِ مَيْمُونَةُ إِذَا رَفَعْتُمْ نَعْشَهَا فَلَا تُزَعْزِعُوهَا وَلَا تُزَلْزِلُوهَا فَإِنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ كَانَ عِنْدَهُ تِسْعُ نِسْوَةٍ وَكَانَ يَقْسِمُ لِثَمَانٍ وَوَاحِدَةٌ لَمْ يَكُنْ لِيَقْسِمَ لَهَا قَالَ عَطَاءٌ الَّتِي لَمْ يَكُنْ يَقْسِمُ لَهَا صَفِيَّةُ
مسند امام احمد بن حنبل · Hadith 2044
It was narrated that 'Ata' said: We attended the funeral of Maimoonah, the wife of the Prophet (PBUH), in Sarif, with Ibn 'Abbas. Ibn 'Abbas said: This is Maimoonah, so when you lift up the bier, do not shake it or make it wobble, because the Messenger of Allah (PBUH) had nine wives and he used to divide his time between eight, and did not give a share of his time to one. 'Ata' said: The one to whom he did not give a share of his time was Safiyyah.
Translated by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan · Reviewed by Islamic University of Madinah · Published March 2020