The Prophet (S) gave Fatimah’s (a.
The Prophet (S) gave Fatimah’s (a.s.) hand in marriage to Ali (a.s.) in Medina. Fatimah (a.s.) gave birth to Hasan (a.s.) and Husain (a.s.).
After the revelation of the verse, فَقُلْ تَعَالَوْا نَدْعُ أَبْنَاءَنَا وَأَبْنَاءَكُمْ وَنِسَاءَنَا وَنِسَاءَكُمْ وَأَنفُسَنَا وَأَنفُسَكُمْ ثُمَّ نَبْتَهِلْ فَنَجْعَل لَّعْنَتَ اللَّهِ عَلَى الْكَاذِبِينَ “Then say, come let us call our sons and your sons and our women and your women and ourselves and yourselves, then let us be earnest in prayer, and pray for the curse of Allah on the liars “ (Qur'an, 3:61), The Prophet (S) caught hold of Hasnain’s (a.s.) hands and along with Ali (a.s.) and Fatimah (a.s.), went for Mubahela (malediction or mutual invocation of a curse) against the Christians of Najran.
When the verse of purity, إِنَّمَا يُرِيدُ اللَّهُ لِيُذْهِبَ عَنكُمُ الرِّجْسَ أَهْلَ الْبَيْتِ وَيُطَهِّرَكُمْ تَطْهِيرًا “Allah only desires to keep away the uncleanness from you, O people of the House and to purify you a (thorough) purification” ^2 was revealed, the Prophet (S) made Hasnain (a.s.) sit on his knees, Fatimah (a.s.) in front of him and Ali (a.s.) behind him, and while spreading the cloak over all, he (S) said, “O Lord!
These are my Ahl-ul-bayt (people of the House).” In this manner, these five personalities were named as “Ashaab al-Kisa” (privileged ones of the cloak). After revelation of this verse, the Prophet (S) would visit his daughter’s house five times a day before every obligatory prayer. The door of Fatimah’s (s.a.) house would open inside the mosque and there was no other door.
Before the very eyes of the worshippers (the Muhajirs and the Ansars) who would await the Prophet’s (S) arrival by standing in the rows of the congregational prayer, the Prophet (S) would stand on the threshold of her house and say, السلام عليكم يا أهل البيت! (إِنَّمَا يُرِيدُ اللَّهُ لِيُذْهِبَ عَنكُمُ الرِّجْسَ أَهْلَ الْبَيْتِ وَيُطَهِّرَكُمْ تَطْهِيرًا) الصلاة! الصلاة!
After reading out this series of traditional prayers, the Prophet (S) would move towards his mehraab and then lead the congregational prayer. And with the revelation of the verse, قُل لَّا أَسْأَلُكُمْ عَلَيْهِ أَجْرًا إِلَّا الْمَوَدَّةَ فِي الْقُرْبَىٰ “Say: I do not ask of you any reward for it but love for my near kinsfolk” (Qur’an,26:23) Ali, Fatimah, Hasan and Husain became recognized as the Prophet’s kinsfolk.
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