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Fiḍḍa al-Nūbīyya was the housemaid of Fatima al-Zahra (a). She was named "Fidda" by the Prophet (s). She is mentioned in hadiths concerning the birth of Imam al-Hasan (a) and Imam al-Husayn (a), the revelation of al-It'am Verse, and the martyrdom of Fatima al-Zahra (a). She could speak with verses of the Qur'an and knew alchemy. She was allegedly present in the Event of Karbala as well.
Fidda was originally from Nubiyya; a city in the south of Sudan or south of Egypt on the eastern side of the Nile river. Some people have considered her to be originally from India and others held that she was the daughter of the Indian king.
Fidda was Fatima al-Zahra's (a) housemaid. After the revelation of the verse, "then speak to them with gentle words", the Prophet (s) sent her to Fatima's (a) house and called her "Fidda" (which literally means silver).
Fatima (a) divided house works between herself and Fidda—one day she took care of the house and one day Fidda took care of it.
When Imam al-Hasan (a) and Imam al-Husayn (a) contracted a disease, and Ali (a) and Fatima (a) vowed to fast for three days after their recovery, Fidda accompanied them and made a similar vow. Verses 7 and 8 of Qur'an 76 were revealed in this regard.
When Imam Ali (a) called his children to say goodbye to the corpse of their mother, Fatima (a), he addressed Fidda as well: "O Umm Kulthum, O Zaynab, O Sukayna, O Fidda, O Hasan, O Husayn, come on and say goodbye to your mother.......
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