Friday 7 March 2014

The Marriage of Fatimah b. Muhammad


The Marriage of our Lady Fatimah Zahra & our Master Ali – (peace be upon them both)


It occurred in the 2nd year after the migration to Medina.
Fatimah was either 15 or 16 years old. Ali was 21 years old. 

The beloved Prophet (peace and blessings upon him & his family) said of his blessed daughter: “Fatimah is a portion of me.”

Before Ali married her, Abu Bakr and Umar both asked for her hand, but the Prophet (peace and blessings upon him & his family) did not respond to them.

The Prophet (peace and blessings upon him & his family) took permission from Fatimah for her marriage to Ali.

The Prophet (peace and blessings upon him & his family) gathered some believers - Abu Bakr, Umar, Uthman, Abdurrahman – the prominent companions from the Ansar and the Muhajireen were all there, but Ali is not yet present. The Prophet (peace and blessings upon him & his family) delivers some words as a sermon, then says: “Allah has ordered me to marry Fatimah to Ali. I make you all testify I have married Fatimah to Ali for 400 silver coins – if Ali is happy with that.”

Then the Prophet (peace and blessings upon him & his family) asks for a plate of dates to be brought – and he shared them amongst the people.

Then Ali comes in, and when the Prophet (peace and blessings upon him & his family) sees him, he smiles at him. Then he tells him: “Allah has ordered me to marry you to Fatimah for 400 silver coins.” Ali expresses his happiness and agreement.

The Prophet (peace and blessings upon him & his family) then prays: “May Allah (mighty and exalted) bring you together, may He make your portion great, may He place blessings between you, and may He produce many pure offspring from you.”

(Anwar Muhammadiyya, by Imam Yusuf Nabahani)

And how completely was that prayer accepted!
God is kind.