[Machine] "One day, the Prophet ﷺ performed ablution and asked me, 'Do you have any intention of marrying Fatimah?' I replied, 'Yes.' He then sat next to me and said, 'Indeed, her burden will be carried by someone other than you, and the reward will be yours.' It was as if I had never had anything until we entered upon Fatimah. He asked her, 'How do you find yourself?' She replied, 'By Allah, my sadness has intensified, my sorrow has deepened, and my illness has prolonged.' Abu Abdur-Rahman said, 'I found in the handwriting of my father [Ali] in this narration, 'Would you be pleased if I married you to the one who is the most senior among my followers, the one who has the most knowledge, and the one who possesses the most patience?'"  

وَضَّأْتُ النَّبِيَّ ﷺ ذَاتَ يَوْمٍ فَقَالَ هَلْ لَكَ فِي فَاطِمَةَ تَعُودُهَا؟ فَقُلْتُ نَعَمْ فَقَامَ مُتَوَكِّئًا عَلَيَّ فَقَالَ أَمَا إِنَّهُ سَيَحْمِلُ ثِقَلَهَا غَيْرُكَ وَيَكُونُ أَجْرُهَا لَكَ قَالَ فَكَأَنَّهُ لَمْ يَكُنْ عَلَيَّ شَيْءٌ حَتَّى دَخَلْنَا عَلَى فَاطِمَةَ فَقَالَ لَهَا كَيْفَ تَجِدِينَكِ؟ قَالَتْ وَاللهِ لَقَدْ اشْتَدَّ حُزْنِي وَاشْتَدَّتْ فَاقَتِي وَطَالَ سَقَمِي قَالَ أَبُو عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ وَجَدْتُ فِي كِتَابِ أَبِي بِخَطِّ يَدِهِ فِي هَذَا الْحَدِيثِ قَالَ أَوَمَا تَرْضَيْنَ أَنِّي زَوَّجْتُكِ أَقْدَمَ أُمَّتِي سِلْمَا وَأَكْثَرَهُمْ عِلْمًا وَأَعْظَمَهُمْ حِلْمًا