At the night of her marriage...

At the night of her marriage, she went to Ali’s house along with the Prophet (peace be upon him and his descendants), the latter said to her, “My daughter, whatever is related to the inner side of the house belongs to you and whatever is related to out of the house belongs to Ali.

Ali has the responsibility of providing the house economic aspects, and you have the responsibility of providing the peace and quietness of the house.” As a Lady of the House: In the house, there existed a lot of chores; on the other hand, she was young, and had a number of children while each of them needed care. Therefore, she must have a fellow-work but not a slave maid. she shared the chores with her and lent a hand to her.

Also, she was not as an aristocrat to sit and order, but she always gave a hand to her; washed clothes, cleaned the house, milled the wheat, etc. Unlike the aristocrats, Fatima (peace be upon her) did not make the maid do everything and be the cause of the husband’s sensuality and make up like doll. The Prophet (peace be upon him and his descendants) once said to her, “My daughter, a maid is a human and must be treated as a man”.

Her treatment towards a maid signifies Fatima’s justice that she regardes the equality with her maid in the house chores. Previous…