3875 And whoever disputes with thee concerning him after the...

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And whoever disputes with thee concerning him after the inspired knowledge which has been given unto thee, tell him :

فَقُلْ تَعَالَوْا نَدْعُ أَبْنَاءَنَا وَأَبْنَاءَكُمْ وَنِسَاءَنَا وَنِسَاءَكُمْ وَأَنْفُسَنَا وَأَنْفُسَكُمْ ثُمَّ نَبْتَهِلْ فَنَجْعَلْ لَعْنَتَ اللَّهِ عَلَى الْكَاذِبِينَ

“Come, let us call our sons and your sons; our women and your women; and ourselves and yourselves; then let us pray and invoke Allah's curse upon those who lie......” (

When the above verse came down (at the time of debate between the Messenger and the Christians from Najran), the Messenger of God called upon Ali, Fatima, Hasan and Hussein and said : God, these are the members of my family. Sahih Muslim Volume 15 page 176

This concludes the first part, the second part deals with her marriage to Imam Ali (as), followed by Hazrat Fatima (sa) in the hadiths. One day when the Prophet (saw) came out and joined his companions his face was beaming with joy. Abd al Rahman ibn Awf inquired as to the cause of his (saw) joy and the Prophet (saw) said :

I have received good tidings from my Lord about my brother and the son of my uncle, that Allah has given my daughter Fatima, Peace be Upon Her and her progeny, in marriage to Ali. O Fatima ! Are you not pleased with this, that Allah, the Mighty and Glorious, cast a glance on the dwellers of the earth and selected from them two men, one of them your father and the other your husband ? Mustadrak Al Hakim Volume 3 page 129 (admits it to be genuine)

Kanz al Ummal Volume 6 page 153

Musnad of Imam Ahmed Volume 5 page 39

Sharh al Nahj al Balagah Volume 2 page 451

Ibn Abu Hatam has recorded a report from Anas, who says that Umar and Abu Bakr came to the Prophet (saw) and each of them requested to give him the hand of Fatima (sa). But the Prophet (saw) kept silent and gave no answer. Then both of them went to Ali (as) and told him that they had asked for the hand of Fatima (sa), but the Prophet (saw) gave no answer. They requested Ali (as) to ask for the hand of Fatima (sa). Many eminent narrators have copied this report from Ibn Hatam. Ibn Hajar Asqalani (Hadith Scientist) has recorded in the opening part of Chapter 11 of Sawaiq al Muhriqah. Kanz al Ummal Volume 6 page 153

Musnad of Imam Ahmed Volume 5 page 31

The Prophet (saw) gave Abu Bakr some money and asked him to accompany Salman and Bilal to buy some house hold necessities for Fatima's house.

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