Surely this is better for you than that which you wanted and...

Surely this is better for you than that which you wanted and the world and its belongings.' Thus, Fatima adhered to this glorification after every prayer; and it came to be known as `Tasbih Fatima.' 'Abu Haroun, surely we command our children to adhere to `Tasbih Fatima' the same way we command them to perform prayers.

So perform the tasbih, for whoever adheres to it shall never be miserable.'" In reference to Fatima’s (sa) beads, it was reported in Makarim al-Akhlaq that it was made of woven wool threads which had knots by the number of Takbir (Allahu Akbar), until when Hamza Ibn Abdal Muttalib (as) was martyred, she made them from the mud of his grave. Since the martyrdom of Imam Husayn (as), people have been using the mud surrounding his tomb for making beads for the great blessings, which lie in it.

Imam Sadiq (as) said: "Beads should be made with blue thread and thirty four (34) beads, which was the way Fatima's beads were made after Hamza's martyrdom." There are various narrations, which were reported about "Tasbih Fatima's" importance and order. Yet, the most famous order on which our jurisprudents agree is to start with Allahu Akbar, then Subhan Allah, and end with Al-Hamdulillah.

When we review the aforementioned narrations, it becomes clear that Lady Fatima az-Zahra (sa) performed her housework by herself, despite her honor and nobility, and that ‘Ali (as) helped her to do the housework. It has been reported in Bihar that Imam ‘Ali (as) said: "Once, the Messenger of Allah came to us while Fatima was sitting near the pot and I was cleaning some lentils; when the Prophet saw us he said: 'Abu Al-Hasan!' I said: 'At your service!

O Messenger of Allah!' He (Prophet (S)) then said: `Listen to me, for I say not save that which is the word of Lord: There is not a man who helps his wife in her housework, save that with very hair on his body a whole year of worship-during which he fasted the days and kept up the nights in prayer is counted for him....' Previous…