By Allah, we shall dig her grave out and perform prayers on her.
By Allah, we shall dig her grave
out and perform prayers on her."
Ali (A) then grabbed the man by his clothes, shook him and threw him
to the ground and said: "Son of the Sawada! I have abandoned my
right to prevent people from forsaking their faith, but as regards
Fatima's grave, by Him in whose hand is my soul, if you and your
followers attempt to do anything to it, I will irrigate the ground with your
At this, Abu Bakr said: "Abu Al-Hassan, I ask you by the right of Allah's
Messenger, and by Him Who is above the Throne: leave him alone
and we will not do anything which you would not approve of..."
Thus, until this day, the location of Fatima's grave remains a secret.
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