The Wives of Hazrat Husayn

Question

How many wives did Hazrat Sayyidina Imam Husayn ﵁ have at one time? And how many marriages (nikah) in total did the said Hazrat contract during his life, how many wives did he divorce, and how many passed away while married to him? How many wives did he have at the time of his martyrdom?

Answer

Concerning the wives of Sayyidina Hazrat Husayn ﵁, this much is known: one was named Shahr Banu, the second Layli, the third Rabab, and the fourth Umm Ishaq. At the time of his martyrdom he had two wives with him: one was Shahr Banu, and the name of the other is not recorded.

Source: Fatawa Mahmudiyya

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