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she turned her face to the wall, and would not return their greeting.<br />

AbT Bakr said, 110 the Prophet's loved one. By Allah, those<br />

related*to the Prophet are more dear to me than my own relationszand<br />

you-are more dear to me than7lisha, my daughter and the day your<br />

father died, I too diedo Regarding your inheritance from the Prophet,<br />

I have heard him say: "What we do' leave behind is-not for-_<br />

inheritance but for charity. ",<br />

..<br />

She answered, "If I look at you and speak to you <strong>of</strong> a Hadith --<br />

<strong>of</strong> the Prophet, would you recognise it and do by it? " They<br />

answered. 'Yes'. She said, "By Allah's words, have-you heard the<br />

Prophet say:<br />

ia-timah's<br />

00<br />

pleasure is my pleasure and F7timah's discontent<br />

is my discontent. and who loves F; timah my daughter, loves me and-he<br />

41<br />

who makes iatimah discontented makes me discontented. And they said,<br />

0<br />

I'Yes, ýwe heard this from the Prophet. " She said. "I swear by Allah<br />

and his angels that you have discontented me and have not pleased<br />

me, and if the Prophet were here, I would have complained about you<br />

to him. "<br />

pursue her claim.<br />

1 Whatever the outcome, we have seen her facility to<br />

C<br />

One public role that F7atimah played was her proposal that Alit<br />

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her husband, should succeed as Cal; ph for the Muslims, given that.<br />

not only was he the Prophet's paternal cousin and therefore the<br />

lineage would remain with the family, but also that he was the first<br />

to convert to Islam, therefore the oldest adherent and follower<br />

and his bravery and wisdom were well acknowledged by Qurayshe<br />

1. Ibid<br />

ý.<br />

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