It is narrated from Sayyiduna Ali bin Abi Talib (may Allah be pleased with him) that when (my mother) Fatimah bint Asad bin Hashim passed away, the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) shrouded her in his blessed shirt, led her funeral prayer, and during it said "Allahu Akbar" seventy times. Then he (peace and blessings be upon him) himself went down into her grave and began gesturing towards its sides, as if he (peace and blessings be upon him) were widening and levelling it. When he (peace and blessings be upon him) came out of the grave, his (peace and blessings be upon him) eyes were shedding tears, and he (peace and blessings be upon him) threw earth into her grave. When he (peace and blessings be upon him) had finished, Sayyiduna Umar bin al-Khattab (may Allah be pleased with him) said: "O Messenger of Allah! I saw that you showed this woman a kindness that you have not shown anyone before?" He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "O Umar! After my mother who gave birth to me, this woman was like a mother to me. When Abu Talib prepared food and arranged a feast, he would gather us too at his table, and this woman would set aside our share from all of that food so that I could eat it later. And indeed Jibril (peace be upon him) has given me the glad tidings from my Lord, the Mighty and Majestic, that she is among the people of Paradise; and Jibril (peace be upon him) also told me that Allah Almighty commanded seventy thousand angels to offer her funeral prayer."