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Stories of the Companions

Fatimah Az-Zahra

فَاطِمَةُ الزَّهْرَاءُ رَضِيَ اللهُ عَنْهَا

The Prophet's Favorite Daughter

Fatimah Az-Zahra RA is the youngest daughter of the Prophet Muhammad ﷺ who was most loved, known for the simplicity of her life even as the daughter of a great leader. She married Ali bin Abi Talib RA and gave birth to descendants who continued the family line of the Prophet ﷺ (Ahlul Bait). The Prophet ﷺ once said that Fatimah is the leader of women in heaven, making her the main example of morals and piety for Muslim women throughout the ages.

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Favorite daughter of the Prophet Muhammad

Fatimah Az-Zahra, the youngest daughter of the Prophet ﷺ from Khadijah, was very similar to her father in the way she walked and talked. The Prophet ﷺ loved him especially; when he came, he stood up to greet him. She was called the "priestess of heaven".

📖 HR Bukhari no. 3623 · HR Tirmidzi no. 3872

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A Household Full of Patience

Fatimah married Ali bin Abi Talib and lived a very simple life, grinding her own wheat until her hands got sore. The Prophet ﷺ taught both of them to read tasbih, tahmid, and takbir before going to bed instead of helpers — dhikr which is famous as "Tasbih Fatimah".

📖 HR Bukhari no. 5361

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The First Following the Prophet

Before he died, the Prophet ﷺ whispered that Fatimah was the first of his family to follow him, and that she was the leader of the believers — so Fatimah smiled. He died six months after his father. It is from his descendants, through Hasan and Husain, that the lineage of the Prophet ﷺ continues.

📖 QS Al-Ahzab: 33 · HR Bukhari no. 3624