Ali Ibn Abi Talib - Volume 1 of 2

146 'Ali ibn Abi Ttilib in Makkah
Do you need something?' I remained silent, then he said: 'Perhaps
you have come to propose to Fgtimah?' I said: 'Yes.' He said: 'Do
you have anything to give as a mahr?' I said: 'No, by Allah, 0
Messenger of AUah.' He said: 'What did you do with the shield I
gave you? By the One in Whose hand is my soul, it is worth four
hundred dirhams.' I said: 'I have it.' He said: 'I give her to yon in
marriage; send it to her and that will be her dow~y.' So it became the
mahr of FgW, the daughter of the Messenger of Allah (&)."320
The repoa of the Shia say: "She took my shield and went to
the market with it and sold it for four hundred dirhams to 'Uthmh
ibn 'Affk. When she took the money from him, and he took the
shield from me, he said: '0 Abu al-Hasan, am I not more entitled to the
shield than you, and aren't you more entitled to the money than me?' I
said: 'Yes.' He said: 'This shield is a gift from me to you.' I took the
shield and the money and went to the Messenger of Allah (gJ, and
placed the shield and the money before him, and told him what had
happened with 'Uthmk, and the Prophet (g) prayed for him."321
The Messenger of Allah (@) gave Fitimah (I&) a trousseau of
a velvet garment, a waterskin and a pillow of leather stuffed with
grass.322
5.3.2. Her wedding
Asma' bint 'Umays said: "I was at the wedding of Fgtirnah, the
daughter of the Messenger of Allah (g). The next day, the Prophet
(g) came to the door and said: '0 &n Ayman, call my brother
(meaning 'Ali) for me.' She said: 'He is your brother and you gave
him your daughter in marriage?' He said: 'Yes, 0 Umm Ayman.' She
said: 'Ali came and the Prophet (g) sprinkled water on him and
prayed for him. Then he said: ' ~alf~2W for me.' She said: She
came stumbling because of shyness, and the Messenger of Allah (@J
said to her: 'Calm down; I have given you in marriage to the dearest