Ibn A’bud said, ‘Ali said to me “May I not narrate you about me and Fathimah daughter of the Apostle of Allaah ﷺ? She was most favorite to him of his family.” I said “Yes”. He said “She pulled the grinding stone with her hand so much that it affected her hand, she carried water in a water bag so much so that it affected the upper portion of her chest, she swept the house so much so that her clothes became dirty. The Prophet ﷺ acquired some slaves”. So I said “Would that you go to your father and ask him for a slave. She then came to him and found some people with him talking to him. She therefore returned. Next day she came again. He asked (her), what was your need? But she kept silence. So I said, I inform you, Apostle of Allaah ﷺ. She pulled grinding stone so much that it affected her hand, she carried water bag so much so that it affected the upper portion of her chest. When the slaves were brought to you I asked her to come to you and to ask you for a slave to save her from the exertion she is suffering.” He said “Fear Allaah, Fathimah and perform the duty of your Lord and do the work of your family.” When you go to bed say “Glory be to Allaah” thirty three times, “Praise be to Allaah” thirty three times, “Allaah is Most Great” thirty four times. This is hundred times. That will be better for you than a servant. She said “I am pleased with Allaah, Most High and with his Apostle ﷺ.”  

لِي عَلِيٌّ ؓ أَلاَ أُحَدِّثُكَ عَنِّي وَعَنْ فَاطِمَةَ بِنْتِ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ وَكَانَتْ مِنْ أَحَبِّ أَهْلِهِ إِلَيْهِ قُلْتُ بَلَى قَالَ إِنَّهَا جَرَّتْ بِالرَّحَى حَتَّى أَثَّرَ فِي يَدِهَا وَاسْتَقَتْ بِالْقِرْبَةِ حَتَّى أَثَّرَ فِي نَحْرِهَا وَكَنَسَتِ الْبَيْتَ حَتَّى اغْبَرَّتْ ثِيَابُهَا فَأَتَى النَّبِيَّ ﷺ خَدَمٌ فَقُلْتُ لَوْ أَتَيْتِ أَبَاكِ فَسَأَلْتِيهِ خَادِمًا فَأَتَتْهُ فَوَجَدَتْ عِنْدَهُ حُدَّاثًا فَرَجَعَتْ فَأَتَاهَا مِنَ الْغَدِ فَقَالَ مَا كَانَ حَاجَتُكِ فَسَكَتَتْ فَقُلْتُ أَنَا أُحَدِّثُكَ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ جَرَّتْ بِالرَّحَى حَتَّى أَثَّرَتْ فِي يَدِهَا وَحَمَلَتْ بِالْقِرْبَةِ حَتَّى أَثَّرَتْ فِي نَحْرِهَا فَلَمَّا أَنْ جَاءَكَ الْخَدَمُ أَمَرْتُهَا أَنْ تَأْتِيَكَ فَتَسْتَخْدِمَكَ خَادِمًا يَقِيهَا حَرَّ مَا هِيَ فِيهِ قَالَ اتَّقِي اللَّهَ يَا فَاطِمَةُ وَأَدِّي فَرِيضَةَ رَبِّكِ وَاعْمَلِي عَمَلَ أَهْلِكِ فَإِذَا أَخَذْتِ مَضْجَعَكِ فَسَبِّحِي ثَلاَثًا وَثَلاَثِينَ وَاحْمَدِي ثَلاَثًا وَثَلاَثِينَ وَكَبِّرِي أَرْبَعًا وَثَلاَثِينَ فَتِلْكَ مِائَةٌ فَهِيَ خَيْرٌ لَكِ مِنْ خَادِمٍ قَالَتْ رَضِيتُ عَنِ اللَّهِ ﷻ وَعَنْ رَسُولِهِ ﷺ  

"عَن عَلِىِّ بْنِ أعْبُدَ قَالَ: قَالَ لي عَلِىٌّ: أَلاَ أُحَدَثكَ عنِّى وَعَنْ فَاطِمَةَ بِنْتِ رَسُولِ الله ﷺ وَكانَتْ مِنْ أحَبِّ أهله إليه؟ قلت: بلى قال: إنها جرت بالرحى حتى أثر في يَدِهَا، وَاسْتَقَتْ بِالقِرْبَةِ حَتَّى أثَّرَ في نَحْرِهَا، وَكَنَستِ البَيْتَ حَتَّى اغْبَرَتْ ثيَابُهَا، وَأَوْقدَت القِدْرَ حَتَّى دَكنَتْ ثيَابُهَا، وَأَصَابَهَا مِنْ ذَلِكَ ضُر، فَأَتَى النبِيّ ﷺ خَدَم، فَقُلتُ: لَوْ أَتَيْتِ أَبَاكِ فَسَأَلتِهِ خَادِمًا، فَأَتَتْهُ، فَوَجَدَتْ عنْدَهُ حُداثًا فَرَجَعَتْ، فَأَتَاهَا منَ الغَد، فَقَالَ: "مَا كَانَ حَاجَتُكِ"؟ فَسَكَتَتْ، فَقُلتُ: أَنَا أُحَدِّثكَ يَا رسُولَ الله، جَرَّتَ بالرَّحَى حَتَّى أَثَرَّتْ فِى يَدِهَا، وَحَمَلَتْ بالقِرْبَة حَتَّى أَثَّرَتْ فِى نْحرِهَا، فَلَمَّا أَنْ جَاءَكَ الخَدَمُ أمَرْتُهَا أَنْ تَأتِيَكَ فَتَسْتَخْدِمَكَ خَادِمًا يَقِيهَا حَرَّ مَا هِىَ فِيهِ، قَالَ: اتَّقِى الله يَا فَاطِمَةُ، وَأَدِّى فَرِيضَةَ ربِّكِ، وَاعْمَلِى عَمَلَ أَهْلِكِ، وَإذَا أَخَذْتِ مَضْجَعَكِ فَسَبِّحِى ثَلاثًا وَثَلاَثِينَ، وَاحْمَدِى ثَلاثا وَثَلاَثينَ، وَكبرِى أَرْبَعًا وَثَلاَثِينَ فَتِلكَ مِائَة، فَهِىَ خَيْر لَكِ مِنْ خَادِمٍ، قَالَت: رَضِيتُ عَنِ الله وَعَنْ رَسُولِه، وَلَمْ يُخْدِمْهَا".