The Life & Character of the Seal of Prophets (sa) - Volume II — Page 283
VII - Commencement of War with the Tribes of Najd and the Jews, the Marriage of Ḥaḍrat Fāṭimah and Ḥafṣah, and a Few Miscellaneous Incidents 283 When these items had been arranged for, there was a need to obtain a home. Until now, Ḥaḍrat ‘Alī ra perhaps lived with the Holy Prophet sa in an apartment built next to the mosque. However, a separate abode was now required, where husband and wife could reside after marriage. Therefore, the Holy Prophet sa instructed Ḥaḍrat ‘Alī ra to find a place where both of them could reside. Ḥaḍrat ‘Alī ra temporarily arranged for a home and the Rukhsatānah of Ḥaḍrat Fāṭimah ra took place. 1 On the very same day, after the Rukhsatānah , the Holy Prophet sa visited their new home and called for some water to be brought to him, prayed on it and then sprinkled it on both Ḥaḍrat Fāṭimah ra and Ḥaḍrat ‘Alī ra , whilst repeating the following words: اَللّٰھُم َّ بَارِك ْ فِیْھِمَا وَبَارِك ْ عَلَیْھِمَا وَبَارِك َ لَھُمَا نَسْلَھُمَا Meaning, “O my Allāh! Bless the mutual relations of both of them, and bless those relations of both which are built with others and bless their progeny. ” 2 After this, the Holy Prophet sa left the newly wedded couple alone and returned. Afterwards, one day, when the Holy Prophet sa came to visit Ḥaḍrat Fāṭimah ra , she submitted to the Holy Prophet sa that Ḥārithah bin Nu‘mān Anṣārī ra was in possession of a few homes, and asked if the Holy Prophet sa would request him to vacate one of them. The Holy Prophet sa said, “He has already vacated so many homes for our sake. Now I feel embarrassed in requesting more of him. ” In some way or another, when Ḥārithah ra happened to find out about this, he came running to the Holy Prophet sa and submitted, “O Messenger of Allāh! Everything I own belongs to you my Master. By God, whatever you accept of me causes me greater joy then that which remains with me. ” Then, this faithful Companion insisted and vacated one of his homes, and presented it to the Holy Prophet sa. After this, Ḥaḍrat ‘Alī ra and Ḥaḍrat Fāṭimah ra moved to this home. 3 At this instance, it would not be inappropriate to mention that among all the progeny of the Holy Prophet sa , it was only Ḥaḍrat Fāṭimah ra who remained alive until after his demise. All of the other children of the Holy Prophet sa passed away in his lifetime. Ḥaḍrat Fāṭimah ra also possesses the 1 Aṭ-Ṭabaqātul-Kubrā, By Muḥammad bin Sa‘d, Volume 8, p. 253, Dhikru Banāti Rasūlillāhi sa Fāṭimatu bintu Rasūlillāhi sa , Dāru Iḥyā’it-Turāthil-‘Arabī, Beirut, Lebanon, First Edition (1996) 2 Al-Iṣābah Fī Tamīziṣ-Ṣaḥābah, By Aḥmad bin ‘Alī bin Ḥajar Al-‘Asqalānī, Volume 8, p. 265, Kitābun- Nisā’, Fāṭimatuz-Zahrā’, Dārul-Kutubil-‘Ilmiyyah, Beirut, Lebanon (2005) 3 Aṭ-Ṭabaqātul-Kubrā, By Muḥammad bin Sa‘d, Volume 8, pp. 253-254, Dhikru Banāti Rasūlillāhi sa Fāṭimatu bintu Rasūlillāhi sa , Dāru Iḥyā’it-Turāthil-‘Arabī, Beirut, Lebanon, First Edition (1996)