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Ibn-Abbas says that Hassan and Hosain (p.b.u.h.) were sick The Prophet (p.b.u.h.) and a group of followers came to visit them. They suggested to Hazrat Ali to take a vow for their recovery. So, Ali Fatima and Fezza (their house-helper) took a vow that if Hassan and Hosain recovered, they would fast for three days. (According to the same narration, Hassan and Hosain (p.b.u.h.) made the same vow.) After a short while both of them recovered.
Therefore, the family fasted for the first day, but, as they were in dire need for food stuffs, Hazrat Ali borrowed some barley and Hazrat Fatima ground one-third of it into flour and baked some bread. With the onset of evening, when they were preparing to break their fasts, an indigent person came to their door and said, " Peace be upon you, the Household of Mohammad. I am a needy Muslim, so please give me some food.
May Allah bestow upon you, in kind, from divine sustenance." All of them gave priority to him and gave him their shares. That night, they broke their fast with only water.