Reports on the virtue of Fatimah (may Allah be pleased with her), the daughter of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him)

Muhammad bin Ali (may Allah have mercy on him) said: The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Fatimah (may Allah be pleased with her) is a piece of my body. So whoever angers her has angered me."

Sayyidah Aishah (may Allah be pleased with her) said: I asked Sayyidah Fatimah (may Allah be pleased with her): "I saw you when you bent over the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) during his final illness and then began to weep. Then you bent over him again, and the second time you laughed?" She (may Allah be pleased with her) said: "When I bent over him the first time, he (peace and blessings be upon him) told me that he was going to pass away, so I wept. Then I bent over him (peace and blessings be upon him) again, and he (peace and blessings be upon him) told me that I would be the first of his family to join him (peace and blessings be upon him), and that I am the leader of all the women of Paradise, except Maryam bint Imran. At that I laughed."

Sayyiduna Hudhayfah (may Allah be pleased with him) said: I came to the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) and he went out. Then I looked for him, and he (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "An angel came. He had asked his Lord for permission to send greetings of peace upon me, and he informed me that Sayyidah Fatimah (may Allah be pleased with her) is the leader of the women of Paradise."

Sayyiduna Anas bin Malik (may Allah be pleased with him) said: For six months, whenever the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) went out in the morning for the Fajr prayer, he would pass by the house of Sayyidah Fatimah (may Allah be pleased with her) and say: "O people of the household, it is time for the prayer. Allah only wishes to remove impurity from you, O household of the Prophet, and to purify you completely." [Al-Ahzab: 33]

Abd al-Rahman bin Abi Layla said that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Fatimah (may Allah be pleased with her) is the leader of the women of the whole world, after Maryam daughter of Imran, Asiyah the wife of Pharaoh, and Khadijah daughter of Khuwaylid."

Amir (may Allah have mercy on him) said: Sayyiduna Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) sent a proposal of marriage for the daughter of Abu Jahl to her uncle, al-Harith bin Hisham. He (may Allah be pleased with him) then also consulted the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) about this. He (peace and blessings be upon him) asked: "Are you asking me about her lineage?" Sayyiduna Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) said: "I know what her lineage is, but do you (peace and blessings be upon him) permit me to marry her?" He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "No. Fatimah is a part of my body, and I do not like her to be distressed." At this Sayyiduna Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) said: "I will not do anything that you (peace and blessings be upon him) dislike."