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[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.'"  

الكبرى للنسائي:٨٤٧٨أَخْبَرَنِي زَكَرِيَّا بْنُ يَحْيَى قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا ابْنُ أَبِي عُمَرَ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا سُفْيَانُ عَنِ ابْنِ أَبِي نَجِيحٍ عَنْ أَبِيهِ عَنْ رَجُلٍ قَالَ

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»