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Therefore, Imam ‘Ali together with Fatima and their servant Fidhdha vowed to Allah that they would fast for three days if He would relieve Hasan and Husayn.' 'When Allah had relieved them, Imam ‘Ali (as) borrowed three (3) aswu (a cubic measure) of barley from a Jew known as Shimon. Fatima ground one (1) sa'a (singular of aswu) of the barley and baked five loaves of bread for her family's meal at sunset.

As sunset approached, a needy man knocked on the door and said: Assalamu Alaikum, Family of Muhammad. I am a needy man from among the Muslims, feed me, may Allah feed you from the food of Paradise.' The holy family preferred the needy man over themselves and spent the night with nothing in their stomachs save water.' 'They fasted the second day, and again at sunset, when they were waiting for their food, an orphan asked them for help and they again preferred him over themselves.

The third evening a captive (prisoner of war) asked them for help and they repeated their preference for the needy above themselves.' 'The following morning, Imam ‘Ali (as) took Al-Hasan and Al-Husayn to the Messenger of Allah (S) who said the following when he saw them shaking like little chicks from hunger: "The Prophet (S) said: It displeases us to see you in this condition.' Then he went with them, for he wanted to see Fatima.

When they arrived, Fatima (sa) was in the Mehrab (prayer place), and her condition was such that it further displeased the Prophet (S). At this time, Gabriel descended and said: `Take this chapter Muhammad, - Allah surely congratulates you for having this family. " It is worthy to state that the Good ones mentioned here are ‘Ali (as), Fatima az-Zahra (sa), Hasan (as), and Husayn (as); who deserve Paradise because of their act of feeding the needy, the orphan, and the captive.

Another point to keep in mind here is that despite the detailed description of Paradise given in the verses, Allah, the Exalted, does not mention the “huris”. This understood to be in honor and exaltation of Fatima az-Zahra (sa) the wife of Imam ‘Ali (as), and the mother of Hasan (as) and Husayn (as). Previous…