Sayyiduna Ali bin Abi Talib (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates: I proposed marriage to the daughter of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), Sayyidah Fatimah (may Allah be pleased with her). The narrator says: Sayyiduna Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) sold a coat of mail he had and sold some of his belongings, and he obtained four hundred and eighty dirhams. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) ordered him to spend two thirds of the money on perfume and use one third for clothes. Then the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) rinsed his mouth into a jar of water and ordered them to bathe with that water. The narrator says: The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) instructed Sayyidah Fatimah (may Allah be pleased with her) that she was not to nurse the child before the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) came. The narrator says: But Sayyidah Fatimah (may Allah be pleased with her) had nursed Sayyiduna Husayn (may Allah be pleased with him) before the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) came. This did not happen with Sayyiduna Hasan (may Allah be pleased with him); the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) put something into his mouth, and we do not know what it was. So he was the more knowledgeable of the two.
Abu Ya'la recorded it, and its narrators are thiqat (trustworthy).
Hadith Referenceمجمع الزوائد ومنبع الفوائد / كتاب المناقب / 15030