The Two Shaykhs Visit Al-Sayyida Al-Zahra (‘A) The news...

The news spread about al-Sayyida Fatimah’s resentment and indignation towards the government and all those who advocated for the government, thereby abandoning the principles and values [of Islam] and feigning forgetfulness of all the verses of the Qur’an that were revealed about the Prophet’s family. They were the ones who turned away from every statement they had heard from the lips of the Prophet about the rights of al-Sayyida Fatimah al-Zahra and her husband and sons. The people began to realize the mistake they had made by assisting the government in power, which was not recognized as legitimate by the family of the Prophet of Allah (S). This was the government that had taken a negative stance towards the daughter of the Prophet. In the end, the people in power became aware of the [growing] resentment of the masses that resulted from their evil actions. They therefore sought to cover up what they had done by offering to make amends for what had transpired. They decided to visit al-Sayyida Fatimah in order to appease her and bring an end to the whole matter, letting bygones be bygones. This is what they thought and planned. We have witnessed in our day and age, many criminals who tyrannize innocent people and humiliate them using different methods of oppression and torture, then they come to the victims and privately apologize for what they did, thinking that by offering an apology they can wash away their misdeeds. But al-Sayyida al-Zahra knew about these ruses; she knew all about these matters. Let us now see what exactly took place, as recounted by Ibn Qutaybah and ‘Umar Kahhalah:

‘Umar said to Abu Bakr, “Come with me to Fatimah, for Indeed, we have angered her,” So, they both went together. They sought permission from Fatimah [to enter] but she did not give them permission. They came to Ali and spoke to him, So, he brought them inside the house to see her. When they sat next to her, she turned her face away from them and towards the wall. They greeted her and she, peace be upon her, did not reply to their greeting. Abu Bakr spoke first and said, “O beloved daughter of the Prophet of Allah! By Allah, the family of the Prophet is more beloved to me than my own family, and you are more beloved to me than my own daughter ‘A’ishah! I wished I had died when your father passed away and not remained in this world after him.