It is narrated from Sayyiduna Anas bin Malik (may Allah be pleased with him) that for six months continuously, whenever the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) went out for the Fajr prayer, he would pass by the door of Sayyidah Fatimah (may Allah be pleased with her) and say: "O people of the household, the prayer (is due)! 'Allah only intends to remove impurity from you, O people of the household, and to purify you with a thorough purification' [Surah al-Ahzab: 33] ." This hadith is sahih (authentic) on the condition of Imam Muslim, but the two Shaykhs did not record it.

It is narrated from Suwayd bin Ghafalah that Sayyiduna Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) sought the hand of Abu Jahl's daughter from her paternal uncle al-Harith bin Hisham, and he consulted the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him). He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Are you asking me about her lineage?" Sayyiduna Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) said: I already know her lineage, but do you command me to marry her? He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "No. Fatimah (may Allah be pleased with her) is a piece of me, and I think she would only be grieved or distressed." So Sayyiduna Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) said: I will not do anything that she dislikes. This hadith is sahih (authentic) on the condition of the two Shaykhs (Bukhari and Muslim), but they did not record it with this context.

It is narrated from Abu Hanzalah, a man from the people of Makkah, that Sayyiduna Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) sought the hand of Abu Jahl's daughter. Her family said: We will not marry our daughter to you while the daughter of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) is with you. When this reached the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him), he (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Fatimah is only a piece of me; so whoever hurts her has hurt me."