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Fatima in Surah Al-Insan (LXXXVI)
Allah the Exalted has said: "Verily the Good shall drink of a Cup (of
wine) mixed with Kafur. A fountain where the Devotees of God do
drink, making it flow in unstinted abundance. They perform (their)
vows, and they fear a Day whose evil lies far and wide. And they feed, for the love of God, the indigent, the orphan and the
captive. Saying, `We feed you for the sake of God alone; no reward do
we desire from you, nor thanks.' `We only fear a Day of distressful
Wrath from the side of our Lord.' But God will deliver them from the
evil of that day, and will shed over them a light of Beauty and a
(blissful) Joy. And because they were patient and constant, He will
reward them with a Garden and (garment of) silk. Reclining in the
(Garden) on raised thrones, they will see there neither the sun's
(excessive heat) nor (the moon's) excessive cold. And the shades of the (Garden) will come low over them, and the
bunches (of fruit), there, will hang low in humility. And amongst them
will be passed round vessels of silver and goblets of crystal; Crystal
clear, made of silver. They will determine the measure thereof
(According to their wishes). And they will be given to drink there of a
Cup (of wine) mixed with Zanjabil. A fountain there, called Salsabil. And around about them will (serve) youths of perpetual (freshness): if
thou seest them, thou wouldst think them scattered Pearls. And when
thou lookest, It is there thou wilt see a Bliss and a Realm Magnificent. Upon them will be green garments of fine silk and heavy brocade, and
they will be adorned with Bracelets of silver; and their Lord will give to
them to drink of a Wine pure and Holy. Verily this is a Reward for you,
and your Endeavor is accepted and recognized." (76: 5-22)
These verses were revealed after Ali, Fatima, Hassan, and Hussain
(A) gave charity to needy people; this story is stated in the book Al-
Kashaf by Zamakhshari; it goes as follows:
"Ibn Abbas said: `Once Al-Hassan and Al-Hussain (A) were ill, the
Messenger of Allah and a group went to visit them. The visitors
suggested to Imam Ali (A) to make a vow to Allah: if He were to relieve
them, he would perform some good action. Therefore, Imam Ali
together with Fatima and their servant Fidhdha vowed to Allah that
they would fast for three days if He would relieve Hassan and
'When Allah had relieved them, Imam Ali (A) borrowed three (3) aswu
(a cubic measure) of barley from a Jew known as Shimon.
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