It is narrated from Imam al-Zuhri that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) married Sayyidah Zaynab bint Khuzaymah (may Allah be pleased with her) of Banu Hilal bin Amir. Before him (peace and blessings be upon him) she had been married to Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Jahsh (may Allah be pleased with him), who was martyred on the day of (the Battle of) Uhud.

It is narrated from Ibn Shihab al-Zuhri that Sayyidah Zaynab bint Khuzaymah (may Allah be pleased with her) passed away during the blessed lifetime of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him). He further stated that she was Zaynab bint Khuzaymah bin al-Harith bin Abdullah bin Amr bin Abd Manaf bin Hilal bin Amir bin Sa'sa'ah, and that she was well known by the title Umm al-Masakin (the Mother of the Poor); even in the period of ignorance (Jahiliyyah) she was called by this name. She passed away in Madinah after the Hijrah, during the lifetime of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him).

It is narrated from Qatadah that then the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) married Sayyidah Zaynab bint Khuzaymah. She was Umm al-Masakin, "the Mother of the Poor", and she belonged to Banu Amir bin Sa'sa'ah. Before him (peace and blessings be upon him) she had been married to al-Tufayl bin al-Harith. She passed away during the lifetime of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), and she remained with him (peace and blessings be upon him) for only a short while.