Ata (may Allah have mercy on him) narrated: We participated with Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) in the funeral of the noble wife of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), Maymunah, at the place of Saraf. He said: This is the noble wife of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), so when you lift her body, do not shake it, do not jolt it, and be gentle. The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) had nine pure wives; he had assigned turns for eight of them, but had not assigned a turn for one. Ata (may Allah have mercy on him) said: We found out that the one for whom the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) had not assigned a turn was Lady Safiyyah bint Huyayy ibn Akhtab (may Allah be pleased with her).