Whenever she keeps up prayer in her Mehrab before her Lord...
Whenever
she keeps up prayer in her Mehrab before her Lord, her light
illuminates to the angels in Heaven just as a star shines to mankind on
Earth. So Allah, Exalted is His name, says to the angels: 'My angels,
look at my servant, Fatima, who is the mistress of all my female
servants, keeping up prayers before Me. Her limbs shake from fear of
Me and she worships Me whole heartedly. Bear witness that I have
safeguarded her Shiites (followers) from Hellfire..."'
6.Idat Ad-Da'i: "Fatima (A) used to breath quickly while praying, for
fear of Allah. Speaking about Fatima's worship is endless; especially
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her supplication to Allah, the Exalted, for she realized the deep
meaning of worship and supplication to Allah, and came to enjoy
keeping up prayer before the Almighty. Yet, this is no strange matter,
because it is in regard to her father that the Quran says We have not
sent down the Quran to thee to be (an occasion) for thy distress.'
Because the Prophet would pray for long hours, Allah, the Exalted,
revealed this verse to him as relief and comfort."
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