Once finished...
Once finished, the young Hasan approached his
mother and asked her why she prayed for everyone but not
herself to which she replied, “One must think about others
first and then their own family.”
As we are told in the traditions, when we pray for others,
such a supplication will be more readily accepted by God and
in turn, the angels of God are ordered to supplicate for that
person as they are more concerned about others over their
own selves – and without doubt, their supplications will be
In a second example of how we can learn from this
illustrious woman when it comes to imparting knowledge,
Fatima al-Zahra has shown how it is not only her knowledge,
but rather, her method of teaching which are exemplary. Fatima al-Zahra: The Spring of Inspiration
One day, a woman came to Lady Zahra with some
religious queries concerning the daily prayers. The woman
asked her question, received the answer and went on her way. However for many days thereafter, she kept coming to the
daughter of the Prophet, asking more and more questions -
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