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The marriage of Imam Ali (a) and Lady Fatima (a) took place on Dhu l-Hijja 1, 2 AH/May 25, 624. The marriage formula was recited by the Prophet (s). According to scholars, there was an interval of ten months between the recitation of their marriage formula and their actual wedding. According to hadith sources, before Imam Ali (a), several Emigrants (Muhajirun) and Helpers (Ansar) expressed their desire to marry Fatima (a), but the Prophet (s) declined their proposals.

According to one report, Lady Fatima (a)'s Mahr was five hundred Dirhams. The Prophet (s) described this marriage as heavenly and stated that God had engaged Lady Fatima (a) to Imam Ali (a).

Sunni and Shi'a sources narrate the event differently. However, it is said that some of the companions in Medina, such as Abu Bakr, Umar b. al-Khattab, and Abd Allah b. 'Awf, proposed marriage to Lady Fatima (a), but the Prophet (s) replied that he was waiting for God's command.

Some of the Migrants suggested to Ali (a) that he should propose, but he replied, 'By God, I have nothing [of wealth].' He was then told that the Prophet (s) would not ask for anything from him. Ali (a) finally decided to propose to the Prophet (s), but out of modesty, he left without doing so. On the third occasion, the Prophet (s) asked, 'Do you have anything?' Ali (a) replied, 'O Messenger of God (s), I have nothing but my armor.' The Prophet (s) engaged his daughter to Imam Ali (a) for twelve ounces of gold and returned Ali (a)'s armor to him.

It is said that some of the companions expressed their discontent, but the Prophet (s) replied, "I did not give Ali to Fatima, it was God who gave her to Ali."

According to Ibn Shahrashub in Manaqib Al Abi Talib, at the time of Fatima and Ali's marriage, the Prophet (s) went on the minbar and delivered a sermon, and then said, "God has ordered me to marry Fatima to Ali, and if Ali consents, I marry Fatima to him with a mahr of four hundred mithqals of silver". And Imam Ali (a) expressed his consent.

Imam al-Rida (a), and Yahya b. Ma'in in his book Amali and Ibn Butta in al-Inaba have narrated the sermon without reference from Anas b. Malik......

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