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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 />
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pleasure is my pleasure and F7timah's discontent<br />
is my discontent. and who loves F; timah my daughter, loves me and-he<br />
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who makes iatimah discontented makes me discontented. And they said,<br />
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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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