Do you think that after [knowing] you and your great status...

Do you think that after [knowing] you and your great status and honourable position, I would deprive you of your right and your inheritance from the Prophet of Allah? Verily I heard your father, the Prophet of Allah (S) saying, ‘We do not bequeath anything. All that we leave behind is charity.’”

She said, “Do you think that if I narrate a tradition of the Prophet of Allah (S) to you, you will acknowledge it and act upon it?” They both replied, “Yes.” She said, “I ask you by Allah, did you both not hear the Prophet of Allah (S) say: ‘The happiness of Fatimah is my happiness and the anger of Fatimah is my anger; So, whoever loves Fatimah loves me and whoever pleases Fatimah pleases me, and whoever angers Fatimah angers me?’” “Yes,” they both said, “we have heard this from the Holy Prophet (S).” She said, “I make Allah and His angels my witness that the two of you have angered me and have not pleased me, and when I meet the Prophet (S), I will complain to him about the two of you.”

Abu Bakr said, “I seek refuge with Allah, the Almighty, from His anger and from your anger, O Fatimah.” Then, when she said, “By Allah, I will surely supplicate against you in every prayer that I offer,” he began to lament and cried So, much that it seemed he would collapse, and his soul would depart from his body. He left the house crying, So, people gathered around him [to see what had happened] So, he said [to them], “Every man sleeps close to his spouse, taking joy in her presence, while you have left me alone in my state. I do not need your allegiance – take back your pledges from me!”

In ‘Ilal al-Shara’i’ [it is narrated]: When Fatimah (‘a) fell ill in her final days, Abu Bakr and ‘Umar came to visit her. They sought permission to see her but she refused to grant them permission. When Abu Bakr saw this, he made a vow to Allah that he would not go under the shade of any roof until he met with Fatimah and appeased her. So, he slept outside in the cold, with no roof over his head. ‘Umar came to Ali (‘a) and said, “We went to her (Fatimah) many times, seeking permission to see her and seek her forgiveness, but she refused to grant us permission. If you can persuade her to give us permission to meet her then please do so.” He replied, “Alright,” and then went to Fatimah (‘a) and said, “O daughter of the Prophet of Allah, you have seen what these two men have done. They have come numerous times and you have refused to meet them.