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THE SECRET BETWEEN THE PROPHET, praise and peace be upon him, AND HIS DAUGHTER, LADY FATIMA, may Allah be pleased with her

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“On one occasion when all the wives of the Prophet, praise and peace be upon him, were with the Prophet, his daughter Fatima joined them, may Allah be pleased with them.

Her walk was exactly like that of the Prophet, praise and peace be upon him. When he saw her he welcomed her and asked her to be seated at his side and whispered something to her which made her sob deeply. On seeing how very upset she was he whispered to her again and she smiled.

Lady Ayesha spoke to her (gently) saying, ‘The Prophet, praise and peace be upon him, left his wives and spoke privately to you yet you cried.’ Lady Ayesha asked her, ‘What did the Prophet, praise and peace be upon him, say to you?’ She said, ‘I am unable to disclose the secret of the Prophet, praise and peace be upon him.’

When the Prophet, praise and peace be upon him, passed away Lady Ayesha asked her, ‘I entreat you by my rights to oblige me and tell me what the Prophet, praise and peace be upon him, told you.’ Lady Fatima replied: ‘Now, I will tell you. When he whispered to me the first time he told me that every year Gabriel use to hear him recite the Koran and then recite it back to him once or twice, and that this time he had done so twice. He said, 'I see that my time is approaching. So be mindful of your duty to Allah and be patient, because I shall be an excellent predecessor for you.' On hearing this I cried as you saw, but when he saw how upset I was he whispered to me a second time and said: 'Fatima, are you not pleased that you will be the first among the women of this nation?' At this I smiled as you saw.’"

Bukhari and Muslim with a chain up to the Mother of Believers, Lady Ayesha, may Allah be pleased with her, related this hadith.