Hadith 87

e greeting. He-saww said: ‘O Abu Al-Hassan-asws! Is there anything with you-asws we-asws can have dinner with, so we-asws can go with you-asws? ’
He-asws remained lowering his-asws head for a while, not responding an answer out of embarrassment from Rasool-Allah-saww, and he-saww knew what had happened from the matter of the Dinar, and where he-asws had taken it from, and where he-asws had given it, and Allah-azwj the Exalted had Revealed to His-azwj Prophet-saww Muhammad-saww that he-saww should have dinner at night with Ali-asws Bin Abu Talib-asws. When Rasool-Allah-saww looked at his-asws silence, he-saww said: ‘O Abu Al-Hassan-asws! What is the matter you-asws are neither speaking nor leaving, or saying yes so I-saww can go with you-asws? ’ He-asws said: ‘Embarrassment and honour, so come with us-asws’. Rasool-Allah-saww held a hand of Ali-asws Bin Abu Talib-asws and they-asws went until they entered to see Fatima Al-Zahra-asws, upon her-asws be the greetings, and she-asws was on her-asws prayer mat, having fulfilled her-asws Salat, and behind her-asws there was a pot effervescing steam. When she-asws heard the speech of Rasool-Allah-saww in her-asws turning, she-asws came out from her-asws prayer mat and greeted unto him-saww, and she-asws was the dearest of the people to him-saww. He-saww responded the greetings and caressed his-saww hand upon her-asws head and said to her-asws: ‘O daughter-asws! How is your-asws evening? May Allah-azwj the Exalted have Mercy on you-asws! Give us-asws dinner, may Allah-azwj Forgive for you-asws, and He-azwj has Done so’. She-asws took the pot and placed it in front of the Prophet-saww and Ali-asws Bin Abu Talib-asws. When Ali-asws Bin Abu Talib-asws looked at the food and smelt its aroma, he-asws shot his-asws glance at Fatima-asws, a mean glance. (Syeda) Fatima-asws said to him-asws: ‘Glory be to Allah-azwj! How mean is your-asws look and harsh! Have I-asws committed a sin in what is between me-asws and you-asws obligating the anger due to it? ’
He-asws said: ‘And which sin is greater that a sin you-asws have committed? Didn’t I-asws ask you-asws yesterday and you-asws had sworn by Allah-azwj solemnly you-asws did not have any food for two days? ’
He (the narrator) said, ‘She-asws looked at the sky and said: ‘My-asws God-azwj Knows in His-azwj sky and He-azwj Knows in His-azwj earth, I-asws do not speak except truth! ’ He-asws said to her-asws: ‘O Fatima-asws! From where is this food for you-asws which I-asws have not looked at the like of its type at all, and have not smelt like its aroma at all, and have not eaten any better than it? ’
He (the narrator) said, ‘Rasool-Allah-saww placed his-asws goodly, Blessed palm between the shoulders of Ali-asws Bin Abu Talib-asws and pressed it, then said: ‘O Ali-asws! This is a replacement of your-asws Dinar, and this is a Recompense of your-asws Dinar from the Presence of Allah-azwj. Surely Allah Gives to whom He so Desires to without measure’ [3: 37]’. Then the Prophet-saww gasped crying, then said: ‘The Praise is for Allah-azwj Who Refused for you-asws to exit from the world until He-saww Recompensed you-asws both, and Recompensed you-asws O Ali-asws, a flow of Zakariya, and Recompensed Fatima-asws a flow of Maryam Bint Imran-as: Whenever Zakariyya entered the Prayer Niche to (see) her, he found food in her presence. [3: 37]’’. [174]