The Prophet’s objection to Ali marrying Abu Jahl’s daughter
[AI] Ali proposed to the daughter of Abu Jahl and promised marriage. Fatimah came to the Prophet ﷺ and said, "Your people are saying that you do not become angry for your daughters, and that Ali has proposed to the daughter of Abu Jahl." Then the Prophet ﷺ stood, praised Allah ﷻ and extolled Him, and said, "Fatimah is but a part of me, and I dislike that you put her to trial." He mentioned Abu al-As ibn al-Rabi and praised him greatly, and said, "The daughter of the Prophet of Allah cannot be joined together with the daughter of the enemy of Allah." So Ali gave that up.
أَنَّ عَلِيًّا خَطَبَ ابْنَةَ أَبِي جَهْلٍ، فَوَعَدَ بِالنِّكَاحِ، فَأَتَتْ فَاطِمَةُ إِلَى النَّبِيِّ ﷺ، فَقَالَتْ: إِنَّ قَوْمَكَ يَتَحَدَّثُونَ أَنَّكَ لَا تَغْضَبُ لِبَنَاتِكَ، وَأَنَّ عَلِيًّا قَدْ خَطَبَ ابْنَةَ أَبِي جَهْلٍ. فَقَامَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ، فَحَمِدَ اللهَ وَأَثْنَى عَلَيْهِ، وَقَالَ: «إِنَّمَا فَاطِمَةُ بَضْعَةٌ مِنِّي، وَأَنَا أَكْرَهُ أَنْ تَفْتِنُوهَا». وَذَكَرَ أَبَا الْعَاصِ بْنَ الرَّبِيعِ، فَأَكْثَرَ عَلَيْهِ الثَّنَاءَ، وَقَالَ: «لَا يُجْمَعُ بَيْنَ ابْنَةِ نَبِيِّ اللهِ وَبِنْتِ عَدُوِّ اللهِ». فَرَفَضَ عَلِىٌّ ذَلِكَ.
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