Sayyiduna Buraydah (may Allah be pleased with him) says: Some people from the Ansar said to Sayyiduna Ali (may Allah be pleased with him): You should marry Sayyidah Fatimah (may Allah be pleased with her). Sayyiduna Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) came to the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) and greeted him with salam. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: What does the son of Abu Talib need? He said: O Messenger of Allah! I wish to mention Fatimah, the daughter of the Messenger of Allah. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Welcome. He said nothing more. Sayyiduna Ali bin Abi Talib (may Allah be pleased with him) went out to those people of the Ansar who were waiting for him. They asked: What happened? Sayyiduna Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) said: I could not make anything of it; the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) only said to me: Welcome. They said: Even one of the two words from the Messenger of Allah would have been enough for you, and the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) has used both words for you. When Sayyidah Fatimah (may Allah be pleased with her) had been married to Sayyiduna Ali (may Allah be pleased with him), the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: O Ali! A walimah is necessary for a wedding. Sayyiduna Sa'd (may Allah be pleased with him) said: I have a ram. Then the Ansar collected some sa' of grain for him. When the night of the wedding came, the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said to Sayyiduna Ali (may Allah be pleased with him): Do not say anything until you meet me. Then the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) called for water, performed ablution with it, then poured that water over me, and made this supplication: O Allah! Bless them both, and bless them both in their marriage.
Imam al-Tabarani recorded this narration, and Imam al-Bazzar recorded something similar, except that he narrated these words: Some people from the Ansar said to Sayyiduna Ali (may Allah be pleased with him): It would be fitting if you proposed to Sayyidah Fatimah (may Allah be pleased with her). And at the end of this narration the words are: "O Allah! Bless them both, and bless them both in their union!" The narrators of both are the narrators of the Sahih, except for Abd al-Karim bin Salit; Ibn Hibban declared him thiqah (trustworthy).
Hadith Referenceمجمع الزوائد ومنبع الفوائد / كتاب المناقب / 15214
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