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In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful.

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Mawaddah Association

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Presents: The Ten Promised Paradise

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'Ali ibn Abi Talib (may Allah be pleased with him).

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Loving the Companions and the Prophet's kin is a Sunnah

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By which I shall meet my Lord as long as I live.

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Loving the Companions and the Prophet's kin.

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'Ali ibn Abi Talib (may Allah be pleased with him) arrived

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At the Prophet's city of Medina,

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“Whoso migrateth for the cause of Allah will find much refuge and abundance in the earth, and whoso forsaketh his home, a fugitive unto Allah and His messenger, and death overtaketh him, his reward is then incumbent on Allah. Allah is ever Forgiving, Merciful.” (4:100)

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Leaving behind his hometown of Mecca,

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In which he had been raised,

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Along with all the memories amidst which he grew up.

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He reached Medina

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When he was just over twenty years of age.

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The Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) established brotherhood

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Between him and Sahl ibn Hunayf,

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The Awsi Ansarite

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(May Allah be pleased with them both).

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Sahl proved to be for 'Ali

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The finest brother and companion.

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However, 'Ali ibn Abi Talib (may Allah be pleased with him)

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Remained closely attached to the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him),

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Traveling with him wherever he went,

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Halting with him wherever he settled,

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And transmitting to us a great wealth of his traditions and Sunnah.

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Indeed, 'Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) once related to us

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That he went out with the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him)

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Until they reached Harrah al-Suqya,

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Which belonged to Sa'd ibn Abi Waqqas (may Allah be pleased with him).

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The Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) said,

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"Bring me water for ablution."

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When he had performed ablution,

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He stood up, faced the Qiblah,

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Said the Takbir, and then supplicated:

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"O Allah, Abraham was Your servant and Your intimate friend,

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And he prayed for blessings upon the people of Mecca.

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I am Your servant and Your Messenger,

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And I pray to You for the people of Medina,

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That You bless them in their Mudd and their Sa',

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Twice as much as You blessed the people of Mecca—

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A blessing compounded twofold."

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'Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) also relates to us

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That he went out one day to a funeral at Baqi' al-Gharqad

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Alongside the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him).

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The Prophet sat down, and the Companions gathered around him.

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The Prophet (peace be upon him) held a stick upon which he was leaning,

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And he bowed his head down as though deeply sorrowful,

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Scratching the ground with the tip of his stick.

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Then he said:

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“And not one of you could have held Us off from him.” (69:47)

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"There is no soul created

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Except that its place in Paradise or Hellfire has already been written,

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And except that it has been decreed as wretched or blessed."

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Thereupon a man asked,

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"O Messenger of Allah,

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Shall we not then rely upon what is written for us and abandon good deeds?

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For whoever among us is destined for happiness

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Will inevitably proceed to the deeds of the people of happiness,

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And whoever is destined for wretchedness

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Will inevitably proceed to the deeds of the people of wretchedness."

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The Prophet (peace be upon him) replied:

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"Strive and work, for everyone is facilitated toward that for which he was created.

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As for the people of happiness,

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They are facilitated to perform the deeds of the people of happiness;

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And as for the people of wretchedness,

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They are facilitated to perform the deeds of the people of wretchedness."

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Then he recited: ◁ As for he who gives and fears Allah and believes in the best reward, We will ease him toward ease. ▷

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The Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) continually

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Guided 'Ali (may Allah be pleased with him),

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Offering him sincere advice,

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Nurturing him, and bestowing great attention upon him.

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'Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) rejoiced greatly in this—

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And how could he not,

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When he was the one raised in the Prophet's household,

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In his home (peace be upon him) back in Mecca,

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Growing up right before his eyes,

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A relationship that continued seamlessly in Medina.

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The Prophet (peace be upon him) forbade him

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From reciting the Qur'an while bowing

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Or prostrating during prayer.

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He also said to him on another occasion:

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"O 'Ali, do not follow a glance with another glance!

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For the first glance is forgiven for you,

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But the second is against you."

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The Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) also taught him

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Certain words,

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Instructing him, whenever distress or hardship befell him,

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To utter them.

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They are:

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"There is no god but Allah, the Forbearing, the Generous;

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Glorified and Exalted is He;

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Blessed be Allah, Lord of the Magnificent Throne;

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Praise be to Allah, Lord of all the worlds."

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The Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) also taught him

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A supplication in which he said:

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"O Allah, suffice me with Your lawful means against Your unlawful,

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And enrich me by Your grace above all besides You."

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He said to him:

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"Even if you had a debt as vast as a mountain,

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Allah would discharge it on your behalf."

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When the people began asking the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) excessive questions

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To the point of burdening him,

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Allah Almighty willed to ease the hardship upon His Prophet (peace be upon him).

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So He commanded them to offer a charity prior to holding a private consultation with him,

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Revealing a verse in His Book regarding this matter.

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Thereupon, the people refrained from asking questions,

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And no one acted upon that verse

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Except 'Ali ibn Abi Talib (may Allah be pleased with him).

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This was because it was abrogated just an hour or so later.

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'Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) said:

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"Indeed, in the Book of Allah there is a verse

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That no one acted upon before me,

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Nor will anyone act upon after me."

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He meant the verse regarding private consultation with the Prophet (peace be upon him).

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Then the verse was abrogated,

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So no one else ever acted upon it.

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A silk robe was once presented as a gift to the Prophet (peace be upon him),

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So he sent it to 'Ali ibn Abi Talib (may Allah be pleased with him).

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'Ali put it on,

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But the Prophet (peace be upon him) said to him:

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"I did not send it to you for you to wear it,

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But rather to divide it into veils among the Fatimahs."

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By "the Fatimahs," he meant:

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Fatimah, the daughter of Muhammad, 'Ali's wife;

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Fatimah bint Asad, 'Ali's mother;

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And Fatimah bint Hamzah, his cousin's daughter

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(May Allah be pleased with them all).

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Fatimah, the daughter of the Prophet (peace be upon him),

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Had reached eighteen years of age,

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And many of the Companions aspired to marry her,

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Seeking the honor of becoming related to the Prophet (peace be upon him).

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Abu Bakr and then 'Umar (may Allah be pleased with them) proposed to her,

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But the Prophet (peace be upon him) excused himself to them

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On account of her young age relative to them.

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Then a group of the Ansar came to 'Ali (may Allah be pleased with him)

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And said to him, "You should seek Fatimah!

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Propose to her from the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him)."

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So 'Ali came to the Prophet (peace be upon him)

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And greeted him with peace.

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The Prophet (peace be upon him) returned his greeting

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And asked, "What brings the son of Abu Talib?"

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He replied, "O Messenger of Allah,

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I come concerning Fatimah, the daughter of the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him)."

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The Prophet said, "Welcome and well met!"

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And he said nothing more to him than that.

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So 'Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) went out to that group of the Ansar

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Who were waiting for him,

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And they asked, "What happened?"

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He said, "I do not know,

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Except that he said to me, 'Welcome and well met!'"

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They said, "Either one of those words from the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) would have been sufficient for you!

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He granted you welcome and he granted you ease!"

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His proposal to her took place in the first year of the Hijrah.

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Later, the Prophet (peace be upon him) asked 'Ali,

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"Do you have anything to offer as a bridal gift (mahr) for Fatimah (may Allah be pleased with her)?"

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'Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) replied,

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"No, O Messenger of Allah."

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He said, "Then where is your Hutamiyyah armor?"

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'Ali said, "I still have it."

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The Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) said,

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"Give it to me."

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So 'Ali gave it to him as her bridal gift.

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Then the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) equipped his daughter Fatimah (may Allah be pleased with her)

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With a woolen velvet sheet,

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A waterskin, and a leather pillow

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Stuffed with palm fibers.

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'Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) said:

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"Fatimah was brought to me on our wedding night,

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And we had nothing beneath us but a ram's skin."

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When 'Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) wished to consummate the marriage with Fatimah—

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Which took place after the Battle of Badr—

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The Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) said to him:

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"O 'Ali, a wedding must have a feast (walimah)."

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At that time, 'Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) possessed nothing.

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So Sa'd (may Allah be pleased with him) said,

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"I will provide a ram."

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And a group of the Ansar gathered several measures of corn for him,

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So he hosted a wedding feast for the people.

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Jabir ibn 'Abdillah (may Allah be pleased with them both) said:

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"We attended the wedding feast of 'Ali ibn Abi Talib

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And Fatimah, the daughter of the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him),

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And we never saw a finer wedding feast than that!

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The Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) prepared raisins and dates for us,

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And we ate."

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When the night of consummation arrived,

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The Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) instructed 'Ali:

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"Do not do anything until you meet me."

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Then the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) called for water,

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Performed ablution with it,

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Then poured it over 'Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) and said:

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"O Allah, bless them both, shower Your blessings upon them,

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And bless their offspring."

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So Allah blessed them both

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And granted them al-Hasan and al-Husayn,

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The two leaders of the youth of Paradise.

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Thus 'Ali ibn Abi Talib (may Allah be pleased with him) lived on

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In a pleasant, wholesome life

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With a contented wife—

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Were it not for the modest hardship and tight means that occasionally troubled them.

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One day,

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'Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) returned home exhausted

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after working as a hired laborer in the garden of a Jewish man,

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drawing water for him from the well,

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receiving a date for every bucket drawn.

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He met Fatimah (may Allah be pleased with her),

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whose hands had blistered from grinding flour with the hand-mill,

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and he said to her,

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"I have heard that some captives were brought to the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him).

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Go to your father and ask him to give us a servant."

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So she went to the Prophet (peace be upon him),

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but did not find him,

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so she mentioned the matter to 'A'ishah (may Allah be pleased with her).

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When the Prophet (peace be upon him) returned,

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'A'ishah informed him of his daughter Fatimah's need.

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The Prophet (peace be upon him) came to them

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while they had already retired to bed.

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He sat between them and said,

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"Shall I not direct you both to something better for you than a servant?"

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They replied, "Yes, O Messenger of Allah."

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He said,

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"When you retire to bed,

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glorify Allah thirty-three times,

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praise Him thirty-three times,

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and magnify Him thirty-four times,

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for that is better for you than a servant."

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'Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) said,

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"I have never abandoned it since I heard it from the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him)."

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He was asked,

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"Not even on the night of Siffin?"

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He replied,

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"Not even on the night of Siffin."

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There was no agnomen dearer to 'Ali (may Allah be pleased with him)

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than *Abu Turab* (Father of Dust),

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and he was overjoyed whenever he was called by it.

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The origin of this agnomen was that

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the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him)

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came to Fatimah's house,

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but did not find 'Ali at home.

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He asked,

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"Where is your cousin?"

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She replied,

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"There was an disagreement between us,

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and he left in anger

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and did not take his mid-day rest here."

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The Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) said

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to one of the Companions,

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"Go and see where he is."

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The man returned and said,

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"O Messenger of Allah,

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he is sleeping in the mosque."

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So the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) went to him

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and found him lying down;

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his cloak had fallen off his side,

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and dust had covered his flank.

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The Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) began

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wiping it off him, saying,

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"Get up, O Abu Turab!

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Get up, O Abu Turab!"

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In the next episode,

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we will learn about the life of

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'Ali Ibn Abi Talib (may Allah be pleased with him)

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in battles and his heroic deeds therein,

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Allah willing.

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To the Chosen One,

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the best companions—

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two ranks of them

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in the Paradise of Eternity;

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two ranks

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whose honor He increased:

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they are Talhah,

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and Ibn 'Awf,

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and Al-Zubayr,

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along with

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Abu 'Ubaydah,

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the two Sa'ds,

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and the Caliphs.