Allah's
Messenger Reveals Fatima's Future to Her
It was natural
for the Prophet (P.B.U.H.) who knew and foretold the future events, to
reveal to his family, especially his beloved daughter Fatima (A.S.), the
events which they would face in the future. He (P.B.U.H.) undoubtedly
informed Fatima (A.S.) that she was going to suffer from the harsh
treatment of some so called Muslims after his death and that she would
be the first to follow him to the blessings of Paradise after his
departure.
There are many
traditions reported to this effect; the following are just a few
samples:
1. Bihar v.10:
Sheikh Mufeed is quoted as writing in his book Al-Amali that Abdullah
Ibn Abbas said:
"When Allah's
Messenger was on his deathbed, he cried until tears overtook his beard.
So was asked:
'What makes
you cry, Messenger of Allah?'
The Prophet
answered: 'I am crying for my progeny, for the crimes that will be
committed against them by the evildoers of my nation after my death. It
is as if I (can see) my daughter, Fatima, being oppressed and crying: "O
Father!" But no one will come to help her among my Ummah.'
Fatima (A.S.)
began weeping when she heard this, so the Prophet said to her:
'Do not cry my
daughter'
She said: 'I
am not crying because of that which will be done to me after you;
rather, I am crying because I will be separated from you, Messenger of
Allah'
He then said:
'Rejoice, O daughter of Muhammad, at the close succession to me, for you
will be the first one to follow me from among my Ahlul-Bayt.'
2. Bihar v.10,
quoting the previous source wrote:
"The Prophet
said: 'When I saw her (Fatima), I remembered what would happen to her
after my death. It is as if I (could see) humiliation entering her
house, her sanctity violated, her right seized, her inheritance usurped,
her side broken, and her unborn child being caused to be aborted, all
while she is crying:
"Mohammad!"
'But she will
not be answered, she asks for help but she will not be helped. Surely
she will remain afflicted, sad and crying after me, remembering the
cease of revelation from her father's house at one time, and remembering
being separated from me another time. She will become estranged at
night, when she used to spend listening to me reciting the Quran. She
then will see herself humiliated after she was honored during the days
of her father...'"
3. Bihar v.6:
According to
The Interpretation of The Quran written by Furat Ibn Ibrahim, Jabir Ibn
Abdullah Ansari reported that Allah's Messenger (P.B.U.H.) said to
Fatima (A.S.) during the illness, which caused him to pass away:
"May my father
and mother be your sacrifice! Call your husband for me."
Fatima then
told Al-Hassan and Al-Hussain:
"Go tell your
father to come, and that your grandfather summons him."
Thus,
Al-Hussain went and called him to come. When Ali Ibn Abu Talib (A.S.)
entered the house, he found Fatima sitting near Allah's Messenger (P.B.U.H.)
and saying:
'How
distressed I am for your agony, Father!!'
The Prophet
said:
'There is no
agony for your father after this day, Fatima. Yet, do as your father did
when (his son) Ibrahim passed away:
Then I said:
'Eyes spill
tears, and the heart may be affected, but we shall not say that which
angers the Lord. Yet, surely we are saddened by (your death) Ibrahim!!'"
4. Bihar v.6:
'Once, the
Prophet (P.B.U.H.) summoned Ali, Fatima, Al-Hassan and Al-Hussain (A.S.)
and ordered everyone present in the house to leave. He then ordered Umme
Salama to stand at the door so no one could come near it.
The Prophet (P.B.U.H.)
then said to Ali:
"Come near
me."
Ali came near
as the Prophet asked; he then held Fatima's hand and put it on his chest
for a long time, and held Ali's hand in his other hand. When the Prophet
tried to speak, he was overtaken by tears and was unable to do so.
Therefore, Ali, Fatima, Al-Hassan and Al-Hussain cried when they saw him
(P.B.U.H.) crying.
Fatima then
said:
"Messenger of
Allah! You have broken my heart and brought sorrow to me with your
crying. You are the Master of all Prophets and the trusted Prophet of
your Lord; you are the beloved Prophet of Allah! Who do I have for my
children after you? Who do I have to protect me from the humiliation,
which will inflict me after you? Who does Ali, your brother and the
helper of your religion, have after you?
Who is to
(attend to) Allah's revelation and affair?"
Fatima then
broke down crying and embraced him together with Ali, Hassan and Hussain
(A.S.). The Prophet raised his head, and while holding Fatima's hand, he
placed it in Ali's hand and said:
'Abu
Al-Hassan, she is Allah's and His Messenger's, Muhammad, trust to you.
Therefore, keep Allah's and His Messenger's trust by protecting her.
Surely I know you will.'
'Ali, this
(Fatima) by Allah, is the Mistress of all women of Paradise; this, by
Allah, is (like) Maryam al-Kubra.'
'By Allah,
before I reached this state, I asked Allah (certain things) for you and
I, and He surely has given me what I asked.'
'Ali, Execute
that which Fatima commands you to do, for I have commanded her to
(perform certain affairs) which Gabriel ordered me to do. Be informed,
Ali that I am satisfied with him who my daughter is satisfied with, so
is my Lord and the angels.
'Ali, Cursed
is he who oppresses her;
Cursed is he
who usurps her right;
Cursed is he
who violates her sanctity..."
The Prophet
then embraced Fatima (A.S.), kissed her hand and said:
"May your
father be your sacrifice, Fatima."
At that
moment, the Messenger of Allah was putting his head on Ali's chest; but
his love for Fatima kept driving him to embrace and kiss her repeatedly.
He cried until his tears made his beard and shirt wet.
Imam Hassan
and Imam Hussain (A.S.) began crying and kissing his feet; when Imam Ali
(A.S.) tried to separate them, the Prophet said:
"Let them
smell me and let me smell them;
Let them be
near me, surely they will be afflicted with sorrows and difficult
problems after me. May Allah curse him who abuses them.'
O Allah!! I
commend them to your protection and to the protection of the righteous
believers."
Meanwhile,
Fatima (A.S.) was speaking to her father with a crying voice and saying:
"May my soul
be your sacrifice!
May my face
prevent harm from your face!
Father, can
you not speak a word to me?!
Surely I see
the knights of death attacking you fiercely!!"
Allah's
Messenger then said:
"Daughter, I
am leaving you;
thus, peace be
upon you from me".
Source:
Fatima (S.A) The Gracious
By: Abu Muhammad Ordoni
P. 190 - 194
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