*‏ _Atikah bint Zayd (R.A)_* 
She married Abdullah bin Abi...
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25 March, 2025

*‏ _Atikah bint Zayd (R.A)_*

She married Abdullah bin Abi Bakr (R.A), and he was martyred.

Then she married Zayd bin al-Khattab (R.A), and he was martyred.

Then she married Umar bin al-Khattab (R.A), and he was martyred.

Then she married Zubayr bin al-Awwam (R.A), and he was martyred.

Then she married Husayn bin Ali (R.A), and he was martyred.

To the extent that the people of Madinah used to say, "Whoever desires martyrdom, let him marry her..."

(Tabaqat Ibn Sa'd, 3/104)

And in our society, if a husband passes away, the woman is labeled as ominous or unlucky.

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