The Life & Character of the Seal of Prophets (sa) - Volume II — Page 281
VII - Commencement of War with the Tribes of Najd and the Jews, the Marriage of Ḥaḍrat Fāṭimah and Ḥafṣah, and a Few Miscellaneous Incidents 281 days thereafter as well, hundreds of thousands, rather, millions of animals are slaughtered for the sake of Allāh throughout the entire Islāmic world. In this manner, by way of practice, remembrance of the magnificent sacrifice made by Ḥaḍrat Abraham as , Ḥaḍrat Ishmael as and Ḥaḍrat Hagar as - the greatest example of which was the life of the Holy Prophet sa - is kept alive; and each and every Muslim is exhorted that he too should be prepared to sacrifice his life, wealth, and all of his possessions in the way of his Master and Lord. Just as in the case of ‘Īdul-Fiṭr , this ‘Īd is also celebrated at the completion of a grand Islāmic worship, and that worship is the Ḥajj , 1 which shall, God-willing, be mentioned at its appropriate place ahead. Marriage of Ḥaḍrat Fāṭimah ra - Dhul-Hijjah 2 A. H. Whilst alluding to the progeny of the Holy Prophet sa , the name of Ḥaḍrat Fāṭimah ra has already been mentioned. According to the records of all historians, Ḥaḍrat Fāṭimah ra was the youngest child of the Holy Prophet sa , from among the children he was blessed with from Ḥaḍrat Khadijah ra. 2 The Holy Prophet sa held Ḥaḍrat Fāṭimah ra most dear to himself, 3 and on account of her personal merit, she was undoubtedly most worthy of this distinct love. Now, her age had more or less reached fifteen, and she had begun to receive proposals of marriage. It was Ḥaḍrat Abū Bakr ra who was the very first to make a request for Ḥaḍrat Fāṭimah ra but the Holy Prophet sa apologized. Then, Ḥaḍrat ‘Umar ra made a proposal, but his request was not accepted either. 4 After this, upon judging that the intention of the Holy Prophet sa seemed to be with respect to Ḥaḍrat ‘Alī ra , both these honourable men approached Ḥaḍrat ‘Alī ra and encouraged him to make a proposal with regards to Ḥaḍrat Fāṭimah ra. Ḥaḍrat ‘Alī ra who was perhaps already desirous, but was silent out of modesty, immediately presented himself before the Holy Prophet sa and submitted a proposal. 5 The Holy Prophet sa had already received an indication by way of 1 Pilgrimage to the Ka‘bah [Publishers] 2 Al-Iṣābah Fī Tamīziṣ-Ṣaḥābah, By Aḥmad bin ‘Alī bin Ḥajar Al-‘Asqalānī, Volume 8, p. 263, Kitābun- Nisā’, Fāṭimatuz-Zahrā’, Dārul-Kutubil-‘Ilmiyyah, Beirut, Lebanon (2005) 3 Sunanut-Tirmidhī, Kitābul-Manāqib, Bābu Faḍli Fāṭimata binti Muḥammad sa , Ḥadīth No. 3868 4 Sunanun-Nasa’ī, Kitābun-Nikāḥ, Bābu Tazawwujil-Mar’ati Mithlahā Fis-Sinni, Ḥadīth No. 3221 5 * Aṭ-Ṭabaqātul-Kubrā, By Muḥammad bin Sa‘d, Volume 8, p. 252, Dhikru Banāti Rasūlillāhi sa Fāṭimatu bintu Rasūlillāhi sa , Dāru Iḥyā’it-Turāthil-‘Arabī, Beirut, Lebanon, First Edition (1996) * Sharḥul-‘Allāmatiz-Zarqānī ‘Alal-Mawāhibil-Ladunniyyah, By Allāmah Shihābuddīn Al-Qusṭalānī, Volume 2, pp. 358-359, Dhikru Tazwīji ‘Aliyyin Bi-Fāṭimata Raḍiyallāhu ‘Anhumā, Dārul-Kutubil- ‘Ilmiyyah, Beirut, Lebanon, First Edition (1996)