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Sunan Ibn Majah 1911 (Book 9, Hadith 67) #31263
Celebrating the Wedding of Fatimah

SUMMARY: The Prophet Muhammad commanded his companions to prepare for the wedding of his daughter Fatimah and to make it a special occasion.

It was narrated that 'Aishah and Umm Salamah said: "The Messenger of Allah commanded us to prepare Fatimah (for her wedding) and take her in to 'Ali. We went to the house and sprinkled it with soft earth from the land of Batha'. Then we stuffed two pillows with (date - palm) fiber which we picked with our own hands. Then we offered dates and raisins to eat, and sweet water to drink. We went and got some wood and set it up at the side of the room, to hang the clothes and water skins on. And we never saw any wedding better than the wedding of Fatimah".
حَدَّثَنَا سُوَيْدُ بْنُ سَعِيدٍ، حَدَّثَنَا الْمُفَضَّلُ بْنُ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ، عَنْ جَابِرٍ، عَنِ الشَّعْبِيِّ، عَنْ مَسْرُوقٍ، عَنْ عَائِشَةَ، وَأُمِّ سَلَمَةَ قَالَتَا أَمَرَنَا رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ـ ـ أَنْ نُجَهِّزَ فَاطِمَةَ حَتَّى نُدْخِلَهَا عَلَى عَلِيٍّ فَعَمَدْنَا إِلَى الْبَيْتِ فَفَرَشْنَاهُ تُرَابًا لَيِّنًا مِنْ أَعْرَاضِ الْبَطْحَاءِ ثُمَّ حَشَوْنَا مِرْفَقَتَيْنِ لِيفًا فَنَفَشْنَاهُ بِأَيْدِينَا ثُمَّ أَطْعَمْنَا تَمْرًا وَزَبِيبًا وَسَقَيْنَا مَاءً عَذْبًا وَعَمَدْنَا إِلَى عُودٍ فَعَرَضْنَاهُ فِي جَانِبِ الْبَيْتِ لِيُلْقَى عَلَيْهِ الثَّوْبُ وَيُعَلَّقَ عَلَيْهِ السِّقَاءُ فَمَا رَأَيْنَا عُرْسًا أَحْسَنَ مِنْ عُرْسِ فَاطِمَةَ

TOPICS
marriage  *  weddings  *  preparation  *  dates  *  raisins  *  wood

QUICK LESSONS:
Prepare carefully for celebrations ; Respect others’ celebrations ; Make your celebration meaningful ; Offer food & drinks during celebrations ; Hang clothes & water skins on wood .

EXPLANATIONS:
The hadith narrated by 'Aishah and Umm Salamah tells us about the wedding of Fatimah, daughter of Prophet Muhammad. It was a special occasion as it was commanded by the Prophet himself. He asked them to prepare for her wedding in a special way which included sprinkling soft earth from Batha', stuffing pillows with date palm fiber picked with their own hands and offering dates and raisins to eat as well as sweet water to drink. They also set up wood at the side of the room for hanging clothes and water skins on. This shows us that even though weddings are celebrated differently in different cultures around the world, they all have one thing in common - they are occasions that bring joy and happiness into people's lives. Furthermore, this hadith teaches us that we should always strive to make our celebrations meaningful by taking extra care when preparing for them.

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