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Fatima's Glorification of Allah
It is reported in Bihar that Ali (A) said to a man from Bani Sae'ed:
"Should I speak to you about Fatima and Myself? She was my spouse
who was the most beloved to the Prophet. Once, she carried water
using a waterskin until it scarred her chest, she ground (grain) using a
hand mill until blisters appeared on her hands, she swept the floor until
her clothes became dusty and lit the fire under the cooking pot until
her clothes became mud colored from the smoke. Fatima was inflicted by great pain as a result of this, so I said to her:
`Why don't you ask your father for a servant to relieve you from these
When Fatima (A) went to the Prophet she found that he had company;
and was too shy to talk to him, so she left the house. But the Prophet
(S) knew that she had come for something."
Imam Ali (A) continued: "The next morning, the Prophet came to the
house while we were still under our quilt and said: 'Assalamu Alaikum!'
Yet because we were ashamed (of being under the quilt), we preferred
The Prophet once again said: 'Assalamu Alaikum!'
Once again we remained silent. Then for the third time the Prophet
said 'Assalamu Alaikum'. Now we feared that he would depart, for it
was the prophet's habit to say Assalamu alaikum three times and then
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wait for permission to enter or leave. So I said: `Wa Alaik As-Salam, Messenger of Allah! Come in.'
He (S) sat near our heads and said: 'Fatima, what was your need
when you came to Muhammad yesterday?'
Imam Ali added: "I was afraid that she (Fatima) would not tell him, so I
pulled my head from under the cover and said: "I will inform you,
Surely she carried water using a water skin until her chest was
scarred, she ground (grain) using a hand mill until blisters appeared on
her hands, she swept the floor until her clothes became dusty and lit
the fire under the cooling pot until her clothes were mud colored from
the smoke. So I said to he: `Why don't ask your father for a servant to
The Prophet (S) upon hearing this, said: `Shall I teach you something
that is better for you than a servant and a world with everything in it? After every prayer say: Allahu Akbar thirty four (34) times,
Alhamdulillah thirty three (33) times and Subhan Allah thirty three (33)
times then conclude that with la illaha ila Allah.
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