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«أتى النبي يتبع فاطمة بنته فلم يدخل عليها، وجاء علي فذكرت له ذلك، فذكره للنبي فقال: إني رأيت على بابها ستراً موشياً، فقال: ما لي وللدنيا؟ فأتاها علي فذكر ذلك لها، فقالت: ليأمرني فيه بما شاء، قال: ترسل به إلى فلان أهل بيت بهم حاجة»
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Summary
In the Book of Sales, following the robe: a small domestic scene draws the limits of worldliness in the Prophet ﷺ's house. A decorated curtain alone is an extra adornment, and its purpose is charity rather than refusal. 1
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Source: Sahih al-Bukhari. Mentions Muhammad, Fatima bint Muhammad and Ali ibn Abi Talib.
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- Muhammad· Fatima bint Muhammad· Ali ibn Abi Talib
People and things also explored
Abu Sufyan's mission to Medina· The birth, naming and aqiqa of Hasan ibn Ali· The custody of Hamza's daughter· The delegation of Najran· Fatima and Ali ask for a servant and are taught the tasbih· The hadith of the cloak and the verse of purification of the household· The marriage of Fatima and Ali· The Prophet forbids Ali to take Abu Jahl's daughter alongside Fatima
Sources
- Sahih al-Bukhari
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islam.museum contributors. “Bukhari 2613 — Fatima's door-curtain”. islam.museum, https://islam.museum/en/passage/bukhari-2613/. CC BY-SA 4.0. Last updated 2026-10-16.