[Machine] I heard Ali on the pulpit in Kufa saying, "I proposed to the Messenger of Allah ﷺ for Fatimah's hand in marriage. I then asked, 'O Messenger of Allah, am I more beloved to you or is she?' He replied, 'She is more beloved to me than you, and you are dearer to me than her.'"  

سَمِعْتُ عَلِيًّا عَلَى الْمِنْبَرِ بِالْكُوفَةِ يَقُولُ خَطَبْتُ إِلَى رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ فَاطِمَةَ فَزَوَّجَنِي فَقُلْتُ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ أَنَا أَحَبُّ إِلَيْكَ أَمْ هِيَ؟ فَقَالَ «هِيَ أَحَبُّ إِلَيَّ مِنْكَ وَأَنْتَ أَعَزُّ عَلَيَّ مِنْهَا»