"Fatima, mother of Amir al-Mu'minin Ali (a.

"Fatima, mother of Amir al-Mu'minin Ali (a.s.) was the first woman who has said the following. migrated to the Messenger of Allah from Makka to Madina on foot. She was the most kind person to the Messenger of Allah .

She heard the Messenger of Allah say, "On the Day of Judgment people will be raised naked as they were born." She said, "My goodness, what a shame!" The Messenger of Allah then said, "I will pray to Allah to resurrect you all dressed up." She heard him speak of the constraint in the grave." She then said, " Alas! How pitiful is my weakness!" the Messenger of Allah said, "I will pray to Allah to make it easy for you." H , Ch.

113, h 3 One day she said to the Messenger of Allah, "I want to set my female slave free." He said, "If you would do so, Allah will set free for every part of her a part of you from fire. When she died she made her will to the Messenger of Allah and ordered that her female slave be set free. At the time of death her tongue could not move. She would make (great deal of ) gesture to the Messenger of Allah. The Messenger of Allah accepted her will.

One day when he was sitting that Amir al-Mu'minin Ali (a.s.) came weeping. The Messenger of Allah asked him of the reason for his weeping he answered, "My mother Fatima has died." The Messenger of Allah (s.a) said, "By Allah, and my mother also." He went to her quickly and look at her and wept. He directed the ladies to wash her and said, "When you complete your task do not do anything else without informing me first.

When the ladies informed him of the completion of their task he gave them one of his shirts that he would wear under all of his other clothes to be used as her shroud. He said to the Muslims, "If you would see me doing something that I have not done before you may ask me why I have done so." When the ladies completed the washing and shrouding he went to pick up her remains. He lifted up on his shoulder (one side of) the coffin and continued all the way to the grave-site.

When her body was placed on ground near the grave he entered the grave and lied down in it. He then got up and (helped) with his hands to place the body in the grave. Then he bent over the body for a long time whispering certain words and say to her, "Your son, your son, (your son). He then came out and leveled the grave-site. Then he bent over the grave and said, "I testify that there is no lord besides Allah. O Lord, I entrust her to You." He then left the grave yard.