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Due to his family attachment with the Prophet (s) and the ethical and religious traits of Fatima (a), Imam Ali (a) truly desired her hand in marriage;<ref>Irbilī, ''Kashf al-ghumma'', vol. 1, p. 364; Ṣadūq, ''al-Amālī'', p. 653.</ref> however, historians have narrated that he shunned from proposing to the Prophet (s) for his daughter.<ref>Mufīd, ''al-Ikhtiṣāṣ'', p. 148.</ref> [[Sa'd b. Mu'adh]] informed the Prophet (s) about this, which lead to the Prophet (s) accepting the proposal of the Imam (a).<ref>Mufīd, ''al-Ikhtiṣāṣ'', p. 148.</ref> He then took the proposal to Fatima (a) and told her of his praiseworthy traits and characteristics, to which she gave her approval.<ref>Ṭūsī, ''al-Amālī'', p. 40.</ref> Imam Ali (a), like the other Emigrants (muhajirun), during the early period after the migration did not enjoy a stable financial situation and therefore found difficulty in addressing the prescribed [[Mahr|dowry]] payments.<ref>Ibn Athīr al-Jazarī, ''Usd al-ghāba'', vol. 5, p. 517.</ref> In resolving this issue, he followed the advice of the Prophet (s) and gave the money earned from selling or loaning his armor as the dowry to Fatima (a).<ref>Irbilī, ''Kashf al-ghumma'', vol. 1, p. 358. </ref> The marriage ceremony of Imam Ali (a) and Lady Fatima (a), which was attended by the Muslims, took place in the mosque.<ref>Khwarizmī, ''al-Manāqib'', p. 335-338. Ṭabarī, ''Dalāʾil al-imāma'', p. 88-90.</ref> | Due to his family attachment with the Prophet (s) and the ethical and religious traits of Fatima (a), Imam Ali (a) truly desired her hand in marriage;<ref>Irbilī, ''Kashf al-ghumma'', vol. 1, p. 364; Ṣadūq, ''al-Amālī'', p. 653.</ref> however, historians have narrated that he shunned from proposing to the Prophet (s) for his daughter.<ref>Mufīd, ''al-Ikhtiṣāṣ'', p. 148.</ref> [[Sa'd b. Mu'adh]] informed the Prophet (s) about this, which lead to the Prophet (s) accepting the proposal of the Imam (a).<ref>Mufīd, ''al-Ikhtiṣāṣ'', p. 148.</ref> He then took the proposal to Fatima (a) and told her of his praiseworthy traits and characteristics, to which she gave her approval.<ref>Ṭūsī, ''al-Amālī'', p. 40.</ref> Imam Ali (a), like the other Emigrants (muhajirun), during the early period after the migration did not enjoy a stable financial situation and therefore found difficulty in addressing the prescribed [[Mahr|dowry]] payments.<ref>Ibn Athīr al-Jazarī, ''Usd al-ghāba'', vol. 5, p. 517.</ref> In resolving this issue, he followed the advice of the Prophet (s) and gave the money earned from selling or loaning his armor as the dowry to Fatima (a).<ref>Irbilī, ''Kashf al-ghumma'', vol. 1, p. 358. </ref> The marriage ceremony of Imam Ali (a) and Lady Fatima (a), which was attended by the Muslims, took place in the mosque.<ref>Khwarizmī, ''al-Manāqib'', p. 335-338. Ṭabarī, ''Dalāʾil al-imāma'', p. 88-90.</ref> | ||
There is a difference of opinion concerning the date of the marriage ceremony. Most sources record it to have taken place in the second year after Hijra ([[2]]/624)<ref>Ibn Ḥajar al-ʿAsqalānī, ''Tahdhīb al-tahdhīb'', vol. 12, p. 391; Maqrizī, ''Imtāʿ al-asmāʾ'', vol. 1, p. 73.</ref> i.e., the ceremony took place after the [[Battle of Badr]], in the month of [[Shawwal]] or [[Dhu al-Hijja]] in the second year after Hijra ( | There is a difference of opinion concerning the date of the marriage ceremony. Most sources record it to have taken place in the second year after Hijra ([[2]]/624)<ref>Ibn Ḥajar al-ʿAsqalānī, ''Tahdhīb al-tahdhīb'', vol. 12, p. 391; Maqrizī, ''Imtāʿ al-asmāʾ'', vol. 1, p. 73.</ref> i.e., the ceremony took place after the [[Battle of Badr]], in the month of [[Shawwal]] or [[Dhu al-Hijja]] in the second year after Hijra (March or May, 624).<ref>Ṭūsī, ''al-Amālī'', p. 43.</ref> | ||
===Her Life with Imam Ali (a)=== | ===Her Life with Imam Ali (a)=== | ||