The Prophet also knew that his daughter was going to be...
The Prophet also knew that his daughter was going to be included
in the verse of purification, the verse of Mubahelah (supplication), and
D. Fatima also is the mother of the Holy Imams who will lead humanity
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The night of Fatima's wedding arrived. Because every girl needs her
mother on her wedding night, Fatima missed Khadijah and felt very
much like an orphan. With his noble and special attention to Fatima,
the Prophet wished to fill Khadijah’s space; the Prophet called Ali (A)
and Fatima, who proceeded towards him-Fatima was in her long
heavenly dress overtaken with shyness. He (S) brought his gray horse
and asked Fatima to ride it and ordered Salman to lead while he (S)
Yes, indeed, Fatima's wedding was attended by heavenly creatures as
well as people, for she is a human huri. Al-Khateeb al-Baghdadi in Tareekh Baghdad v.5, p.7, Al-Hamvini in
Duraral-Simtain, Al-Dhahabi in Mizan al-Etedal, Garani in Akhbar al-
Dowal, and Qandouzi in Yanabi' al-Mawaddah have narrated that Ibn
Abbas said: "When Fatima was taken to Ali's house on her wedding
night, the Prophet proceeded her, Gabriel was on her right, and
Michael on her left, and seventy thousand angels followed her. These
angels praised and glorified Allah until dawn!! The Hashemite men, Abdul Muttalib's daughters, and Muhajirin and
Ansar's women all accompanied Fatima's caravan that night. The
Prophet's wives joyfully led the caravan; they were also the first to
Upon arriving, the Prophet placed Fatima's hand in Ali's hand and
said: "May Allah bless his Messenger's daughter; Ali this is Fatima,
you are responsible for her (or I entrust her to you) Ali, what an
Fatima, what an excellent husband Ali is!! O Allah, bless them, bless their lives, and bless their children
O Allah, surely they are the most beloved to me from among your
creatures, so love them too, and assign for them a guardian
I place them and their progeny under Your protection from the curse
The Prophet then asked for a jug of water; he sipped a small amount
of the water and after gargling with it, placed it back in the jug. He then
called for Fatima (A) and sprayed her head and shoulders with that
water and did the same thing to Ali (A). Thereafter, he ordered the
women to leave the house. They all left except Asma Bint Umais. When he (S) noticed that she had stayed behind, he exclaimed: 'Didn't
She answered: `Indeed, O Messenger of Allah!
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