 If we want to talk about the most perfect wedding, the most Islamic wedding, it was the wedding of Amir al-Mu'mineen al-Salam and Fatima al-Zahra. The most beautiful wedding, the most successful wedding, the most simple wedding, and the wedding that brought the most, the happiest marriage, the happiest marriage, and the most successful marriage. Imam al-Salam came to propose the Fatima al-Zahra. First, Abu Bakr came and proposed, if you remember, from my lecture. He was rejected. Omar came and proposed to Fatima al-Zahra. He was also denied. They came to him, they both, Abu Bakr and Omar, they came to Imam Ali al-Salam. They told him, look, we proposed to Rasulullah for Fatima al-Zahra, as a hand in marriage, and we were both denied. You go and propose. Amir al-Mu'mineen said, okay, he went. He knocked at the door of Rasulullah, sallallahu alaihi wa ala. Rasulullah greeted him. He sat down and he put his head to the ground, very shy, very embarrassed, not able to say a word. You know, young men today, when they go and propose, they're playing with their phones, you know, they're tweeting, they're taking selfies, they're joking around in front of their father-in-law, you know, no embarrassment, not being shy whatsoever. Have you heard of the story of the young man who went and proposed and he was chewing gum? Let me tell you the story, sallallahu alaihi wa ala. A young man goes and he proposes to a father and he was chewing gum. You know, in our culture, that's very disrespectful. You're chewing gum in front of your future father-in-law. So the father-in-law, the man, the father of the lady, he told him, do you always chew gum in front of adults? He said, no, no, no. But you know, it's this nicotine gum. Told him, why are you chewing that kind of gum? He said, well, you know, I'm trying to quit smoking. He said, oh, so you smoke? He said, well, yeah, you know, when you're trying to quit taking drugs, you start smoking cigarettes. He told him, so you used to take drugs? He said, well, obviously, when you're in jail, you learn to take drugs. He said, you're in jail? He said, well, yeah, I mean, when you kill people, you go to jail. He told him, you killed someone? He said, yeah. He told him, who? He said, some father, I went, I proposed to his daughter who refused, so I killed him. Imam Ali alaihi salam, he comes in the presence of Rasulullah sallallahu alaihi wa ala. His head is down. He doesn't say a word. He's embarrassed. He's shy. He couldn't even say that I'm here to propose. Rasulullah sallallahu alaihi began. He took the initiative. He told him, ya Ali, perhaps you're here to propose to my daughter Fatima. He said, indeed, ya Rasulullah, indeed. Rasulullah got up and he came and he asked Fatima Tazzara alaihi salam. He said, that Ameer al-Mu'mineen, Ali ibn Bitalib, your cousin, is here proposing to you. What do you say? Fatima Tazzara alaihi salam also, she put her head down, not saying a word. You know, not like young ladies today when a handsome guy comes and proposes. You hear the shouting from inside, you know, the scream shouting and they're overjoyed. Fatima Tazzara alaihi salam put her head down. She didn't say a word. She didn't say a word. Rasulullah here said his famous statement. He said, subhanallah, Sukhutuha ar-Rawaha, that her silence is a sign of her what? Acceptance. Acceptance. And this became a general law. A general law that if a young lady she's proposed to and she remained silent, then it's a sign of her what? Acceptance, because if she does not accept, she'll say something. But if she accepts, she's embarrassed in front of her father to say so. She remained quiet. Rasulullah realized that she accepted. Jibrail comes down and he said, Ya Rasulullah, Allah swt has recited the nikah up in the sky among the angels. Among the angels the nikah of Ali ibn Abi Talib and Fatima Tazzara has been recited and Allah says, Give the light to the light. Give Ali ibn Abi Talib to Fatima Tazzara. They prepared for the wedding. They prepared for the marriage. Rasulullah asked Ali ibn Abi Talib, what do you own? What do you own? What do you have? He said, Ya Rasulullah, I only own two things. My sword and my shield, these are the two things that I own and I own a very small house. I'm a believer. Rasulullah sallallahu alaihi wa sallam told him, Ask for your sword, then you can't sell it because we need your sword. Islam needs your sword. As for your shield, you don't need your shield Ali ibn Abi Talib. Go and sell your shield. He went and he sold it and with the price of the shield he was able to furnish his house. Very simple furnisher. He furnished the house. The night of the wedding, Fatima Tazzara and the famous story. Fatima Tazzara had a wedding dress prepared for her. The night of her wedding, a poor lady came and knocked at the door and asked for something. Fatima Tazzara goes, she left everything she came and she gave her the wedding dress. She gave her her wedding dress. Rasulullah sallallahu alaihi wa sallam told her, Why did you give your wedding dress? She said, because the Quran says You will not receive righteousness until you give that which you love. You know these people, they donate the things that they don't need. The old clothes, whatever that's old, they give it to the poor. True righteousness is when you give the things that you need the most. The things that you like the most. She gave her wedding dress on the day of the wedding. It was simple food, simple food. It was one sheep with some dates and some milk. That was very good food back then. And it was enough for everyone. It was enough for everyone. There was no music, there was no DJ, there was no dancing. Instead there was poetry recited. Fátima is the greatest lady from all the women. And who has a face glowing like a moon, like the face of Fátima al-Zahra. Beautiful wedding, beautiful people, beautiful bride, beautiful groom. And when they finally met, Rasulullah sallallahu alaihi wa sallam took the hands of Ali ibn Abi Talib and the hand of Fátima al-Zahra alaihi sallam and they put their hands together. And he told Fátima, Fátima you're marrying the best of husbands. This is the best husband, take care of your husband. And ya Ali, you're marrying the best of wives. This is the best wife, take care of my daughter ya Ali. I'm entrusting you with my daughter ya Ali. This was the best wedding in the Islamic history between the best husband and the best wife.