 As-salamu alaykum wa rahmatullahi wa barakatuh Bismillahir rahmanir raheem wa as-salatu wa as-salamu ala Sayyidina wa Habibina wa Shafi'ina wa Qa'idina wa Qura'i'unina Sayyidina wa Nabiyina Muhammadin sallallahu alaihi wa sallam Ya Rabbana laka alhamdu kama yambaghil l-jalal wa jihika wa adhimi sultanik Allahumma ftah alayna ftuh al-arifin Allahumma alimna ma yanfa'una wa nfa'na bima alamtana Ya Rahmanir Rahimin Today, insha Allah, we will talk about two of the women who were around Sayyidina Muhammad sallallahu alaihi wa sallam, who lived at his time, and who had learned a lot from Sayyidina Muhammad sallallahu alaihi wa sallam, and who have given their society a lot. The first of our characters is Fatima bint Muhammadin radiallahu anha. The first one is Fatima, the daughter of Sayyidina Muhammad sallallahu alaihi wa sallam. Fatima radiallahu anha was an amazing person. So whose daughter, whose wife, and whose mother was Az-Zahra, that was her nickname. She had another nickname that Sayyidina Muhammad sallallahu alaihi wa sallam has given her and we will come to that later. But she is known for Az-Zahra. She was the daughter of Sayyidina Muhammad sallallahu alaihi wa sallam. And she had the honor of being his daughter and the daughter of Khadija radiallahu anha, the first Muslim woman. As a wife, she was the wife of Ali ibn Abi Talib whom Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala honored him since childhood. And we all know that Ali radiallahu anha never worshipped idols or never prostrated to any statue. He was the cousin of Sayyidina Muhammad sallallahu alaihi wa sallam. He fought with Sayyidina Muhammad sallallahu alaihi wa sallam and he was the fourth Khalif. Fatima radiallahu anha was his wife. And they had both Al-Hasan, Al-Husayn, Zaynab and they had Muqalthum. So Fatima radiallahu anha was five years old when Sayyidina Muhammad sallallahu alaihi wa sallam was honored with prophethood. So she grew up watching her father suffering from Quraish and suffering from, she grew up also seeing the companions suffering the aggression of the chieftains of Quraish. She felt sorry for her father and she tried to support him against his enemies. She was too young. She was less than 10 years old. So the cruelest scene that Fatima witnessed in her life about her father against her father was when Sayyidina Muhammad sallallahu alaihi wa sallam was praying in the yard around the Kaaba. And while he was doing his Sujood, a non-believer called Uqba bin Abi Ma'it threw a camel's intestine on his head. And everybody began to laugh and they were mocking Sayyidina Muhammad sallallahu alaihi wa sallam. But the prophet sallallahu alaihi wa sallam stayed in his position. Until Fatima sallallahu alaihi wa sallam saw him and she came rushing and she removed the filth from his back and head. Then Sayyidina Muhammad sallallahu alaihi wa sallam rose up and he turned to the people of Quraish. He looked at them firmly and he voked the wrath of Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala upon them. And he said, O Allah, take revenge on these people. O Allah, take revenge on Abu Jahl. Uqba bin Abi Rabi'a. Sayyidina Muhammad sallallahu alaihi wa sallam. Uqba bin Abi Ma'it and Uba ibn Khalaf. He made dua against them. So the people of Quraish feared the consequences of his prayers because they knew they knew of his credibility. And many years later during the battle of Badr, Fatima sallallahu alaihi wa sallam saw those very people whom Sayyidina Muhammad sallallahu alaihi wa sallam has prayed against being killed around the well of Badr. And Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala punished them for their deeds and for their evil deeds and for their ignorance. So Fatima, may Allah be pleased with her, lived in the field of Dawa from her childhood. And she took part in several aspects where it was appropriate for her age and gender. And being the youngest daughter of Sayyidina Muhammad sallallahu alaihi wa sallam, she stayed with her parents long after her three sisters got married. And the Prophet sallallahu alaihi wa sallam always, always mentioned her as one of the most beloved to him. So Fatima sallallahu alaihi wa sallam was witnessing all the events and years passed. And there were the problems. And it was the year when the siege, when the Muslims were kept in the Shab of Abu Talib. And at that time, her mom, Sayyid Khadija, was getting weaker day after day. When that siege was about to end, Khadija sallallahu alaihi wa sallam was so sick. And a little bit later, Khadija sallallahu alaihi wa sallam passed away. And maybe the Fatima sallallahu alaihi wa sallam was very, very saddened by the death of Khadija sallallahu alaihi wa sallam. So when years passed and Fatima sallallahu alaihi wa sallam felt how important her position is now taking care of her father. She was very caring. She was very loving to her, to her father. And whenever she would seem, she's so loving, she is so caring, until Sayyidna Muhammad sallallahu alaihi wa sallam gave her her nickname, Um Muabiha. So at the beginning of this session, I started with Fatima Zahra. So her first nickname was Asihra. And the second nickname that her father gave was Um Muabiha, the mother of her father. And this is why, because she was so caring about her father. Now when Fatima sallallahu alaihi wa sallam was 17 years old, Allah SWT gave the permission to migrate to Medina. So Fatima started her new life in Medina. And she saw how her father was establishing the new state. So she supported her father. She supported him with everything she could. And when it was the Battle of Badr, her sister Ruqya was sick. And Sayyidna Muhammad sallallahu alaihi wa sallam asked her husband, Atman ibn Affan, to stay with her. Not to go to the battle, but to stay with her in Medina. So he did, and he did not go with the Muslims to the Battle of Badr. And Allah SWT predestined that it's her time. So she passed away. And she was buried. And Fatima sallallahu alaihi wa sallam was very, very, very saddened by the death of her sister. She cried, harking, and nothing calmed her except for the victory news of the Muslims during that battle, the Battle of Badr. Again, she was patient, and she stood fast, and she supported her father again and again. Subhanallah, a few months after the battle. And Allah SWT has chosen that this is the time of Fatima to get married. So Fatima sallallahu alaihi wa sallam received so many suitors. And Sayyidina Muhammad sallallahu alaihi wa sallam did not accept the suitors. Abu Bakr was one of them, Omar was one of them. So they both proposed, but the Prophet sallallahu alaihi wa sallam apologized gently. And people began to talk about Fatima and the excellence of the suitors coming to ask her hand in marriage. And they informed Ali Ibn Abi Talib, and they encouraged him to propose. So Ali alaihi wa sallallahu alaihi wa sallam said, should I propose after Abu Bakr and after Omar? They were rejected, should I propose? And the people reminded him of the ties of kinship between him and the Prophet sallallahu alaihi wa sallam. So he got courageous a little bit, and he went to visit Sayyidina Muhammad sallallahu alaihi wa sallam, now with a mission. So Ali alaihi wa sallallahu alaihi wa sallam was too shy to speak. So the Prophet sallallahu alaihi wa sallam made him wanted to break the ice. So he asked him, what does Ali ibn Abi Talib want? So what's the purpose of your visit? And immediately Ali mentioned Fatima, the daughter of Sayyidina Muhammad sallallahu alaihi wa sallam. And the answer of the Prophet was welcome. That word welcome started. He as well as his friend with him understood that it meant that the Prophet sallallahu alaihi wa sallam accepted him as a husband for his daughter. So that was his wish to marry Fatima. Now the Prophet asked him, what will you give Fatima for her dowry? And Ali answered, I have nothing to offer as a dowry. And the Prophet sallallahu alaihi wa sallam said, he reminded him, where is the shield of Al-Hautimiya that I once gave you? And Ali said, I still have it. So the Prophet sallallahu alaihi wa sallam said, give it to her as a dowry. And this great moment had a special implications. So when Ali, he proposed to marry the daughter of Sayyidina Muhammad sallallahu alaihi wa sallam, he had no idea that dowry could be an obstacle. He knew that marriage in Islam is based on religion and moral values rather than financial considerations. And he knew that the door is only a symbol of the sacred marriage tie. So can we compare this to what is being requested today from the suitor? We have to go back to the origin of our religion. It is nothing but a symbol. Again, this doesn't mean to refuse to get a dowry. No, no, the dowry is something that it's the right of the bride. It is her right. But it shouldn't be within the range that the suitor can afford. Getting married should not be a burden. It should be something happy. So the Prophet sallallahu alaihi wa sallam once said, and this is a very well-known hadith narration. He said, if one whose religiousness and manners comes to you to marry your daughter, accept him. This is important. You depend, check religion, check his religion. Is he religious enough? Is he a righteous person? How about his manners? Does he have good manners? She's going to live with this person and he needs to have, he must have good manners. He must be righteous. So he treats her with fear of Allah swt. Now most of the time you see that the parents accepted the marriage of this. Even Muhammad sallallahu alaihi wa sallam asked Ali, who proposed for his daughter Fatima, what dowry are you going to give her? And Ali answered, I have nothing to offer as a daughter. So the Prophet sallallahu alaihi wa sallam reminded him, where is the shield of al-hatimiya that I once gave you? And Ali said, I still have it. And the Prophet sallallahu alaihi wa sallam said, give it to her as a daughter. So this great moment had special implications. Now when Ali proposed to marry a daughter, the daughter of Sayyidina Muhammad sallallahu alaihi wa sallam, he had no idea that the dowry could be an obstacle. He knew that marriage in Islam is based on religion and moral values rather than financial considerations. And he also knew that dowry is only a symbol of the sacred marriage time. So the Prophet sallallahu alaihi wa sallam once said, if one whose religiousness and manners come to you to marry your daughter, accept him. So imagine what was the request of Sayyidina Muhammad sallallahu alaihi wa sallam. And compare it to what people are requesting today. So did the Prophet sallallahu alaihi wa sallam refuse Ali when he said, I don't have anything to give as a daughter? Did he say, I'm not going to give you my daughter? No, he reminded him. He reminded him of the shield that he has once given him. And Ali gave Fatima the shield as a daughter. And initially that shield was a present from her father. So marriage used to be as simple as that at the time of Prophet sallallahu alaihi wa sallam. And all his wives and daughters are good examples of this despite being the novelist of all women in humanity. So it was simple. So with such simplicity remained for years, the simplicity of getting married. This simplicity remained for years until things asked for extravagance hours. So therefore, money has become an obstacle to men and women, to Muslim men and women who wish to get married. Now, although the shield became Fatima s, it was expected that one day Ali would want to use it in fighting the enemies of Allah. And what he was to Fatima was an object that's only needed by men in battles. The wedding day is there. It arrived. It was the wedding day. And Ali had sold his camel and some of his personal belongings for 408 dirhams. And Sayyidina Muhammad sallallahu alaihi wa sallam, when he heard this, he told him spend two-third of the money on perfume and the remaining third on household artis. So Ali, radiallahu alaihi wa sallam, did what Sayyidina Muhammad sallallahu alaihi wa sallam said. And Sayyidina Muhammad sallallahu alaihi wa sallam said to Ali, the bride must have a banquet. So now, if you look at the sequence of events, just imagine that you are at the marriage party of Ali, radiallahu alaihi wa sallam and Fatima, radiallahu alaihi wa sallam. So, proposal, dowry, party, banquet, and this was all the steps that are to be followed in simple marriages, happy marriages. So the Prophet sallallahu alaihi wa sallam, the people around him volunteered to make the wedding banquet because Ali radiallahu alaihi wa sallam was not able to do a whole wedding banquet. And Sayyid, radiallahu alaihi wa sallam, one of the Ansar said, I have a lamb and another one said, I will buy the grain and the other one, so it was a huge big party for Ali and Fatima, radiallahu alaihi wa sallam. So everybody shared the joy of the bride and the groom around the banquet, and this is how Islamic weddings should be. So why have we changed it? Subhanallah, these days it's so complicated. It's a burden, no. So, look at how Sayyid Muhammad sallallahu alaihi wa sallam, what did he do with the house of Sayyid al-Fatima? Imagine, which is the daughter of the Prophet sallallahu alaihi wa sallam. So he furnished his daughter's house, Fatima's house with a bed, a leather pillow and a leather flask for drinking and a water scale. That's all. That's all. Other people covered the floor of their house with sand and this was one of the customs at that time. And in the evening, Sayyid Muhammad sallallahu alaihi wa sallam said to Ali, don't do anything until I meet you. And then he, Sayyid Muhammad sallallahu alaihi wa sallam went to the bride and the groom and asked them to get him a bowl in which he made a potion. And then he poured the water for Ali, saying may Allah bless them. So he poured the water on them and he said may Allah bless them and bless their descendants. And he backboneed Fatima radiallahu anha and who was shy and she stumbled in her dress with embarrassment. And Sayyid Muhammad sallallahu alaihi wa sallam wetted her with the same water and he prayed for her. And then he said, oh Fatima, by Allah, I only spared you so that you marry the best one in the family. So that was the marriage of Fatima radiallahu anha to Sayyidna Ali radiallahu anha. And Allah Subhanahu wa ta'ala has blessed them with Al-Hasan and then Al-Hussain and Sayyidna Muhammad sallallahu alaihi wa sallam used to love them a lot. He used to play with them. He used to be happy with them. He used to kiss them. He used to whistle with them. Let me tell you a funny story about Al-Hasan and Al-Hussain with Sayyidna Muhammad sallallahu alaihi wa sallam. One day, both young boys were wrestling and Sayyidna Muhammad sallallahu alaihi wa sallam was saying, hey Hasan, hey Hasan. Fatima radiallahu anha looked at Sayyidna Muhammad sallallahu alaihi wa sallam and she said, oh father, why are you encouraging? Why are you cheering up for Hasan? What about Hussein? He said to her, oh, Jibril is on the other corner. He's saying, hey Hussein, hey Hussein. Sayyidna Muhammad sallallahu alaihi wa sallam loved the two boys. He loved the two girls also of Sayyidna Fatima. And now Aisha radiallahu anha one day, sorry Fatima radiallahu anha one day came to Sayyidna Muhammad sallallahu alaihi wa sallam. And she said to him that she was so tired of the housework of getting water into the house of grinding the, using the mill and grinding the grain to prepare the bread. So she and her husband agreed that she would go to her father and she will ask for a servant. So she did. She reached the house of her father and she sat silent beside him. And Sayyidna Muhammad sallallahu alaihi wa sallam asked her, why did you come my daughter? And she was too shy. She said, I came to ask about you. And she returned home. So Sayyidna Muhammad sallallahu alaihi wa sallam knew later that she came again and she did not find him so he went to them. And he said, he knew why Fatima came to them and he said it came to him and he said to her and to her husband. I will teach you something. If you say it, it will be better for you than having a servant. He said, when you go to bed, then say, Subhan Allah, Subhan Allah, 33 times. Alhamdulillah 33 times, Allahu Akbar 34 times and that total is 100. So this is better for you than a servant. So this was about Fatima. And Subhan Allah, Sayyidna Muhammad sallallahu alaihi wa sallam. It was now the