It is narrated from Sayyiduna Anas bin Malik (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Sufficient for you among all the women of the world (in rank of perfection) are Maryam bint Imran, Khadijah bint Khuwaylid and Fatimah bint Muhammad." This hadith is sahih (authentic) on the condition of the two Shaykhs (Bukhari and Muslim), but they did not record it with this wording, because his (peace and blessings be upon him) saying "Sufficient for you among the women of the worlds" indicates equality (in rank) among the women of the world.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Miswar bin Makhramah (may Allah be pleased with him) that Hasan bin Hasan (bin Ali) sought his daughter's hand in marriage. Miswar (may Allah be pleased with him) told him to meet him at the time of Isha. When they met, Miswar praised and glorified Allah and then said: To proceed: By Allah, no lineage, tie or relationship by marriage is more beloved to me than your lineage, tie and relationship by marriage. But the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Fatimah is a piece of me; what distresses her distresses me, and what gladdens her gladdens me. And on the Day of Resurrection all ties will be severed except my lineage, my tie and my relationship by marriage." And you already have her daughter (the granddaughter of Sayyidah Fatimah, may Allah be pleased with her) in your marriage; if I were to marry my daughter to you as well, that would distress her (Sayyidah Fatimah, may Allah be pleased with her). So he went away accepting his excuse. This hadith has a sahih (authentic) chain of narration, but the two Shaykhs (Bukhari and Muslim) did not record it.

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."

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abdullah bin al-Zubayr (may Allah be pleased with him) that Sayyiduna Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) mentioned (marrying) the daughter of Abu Jahl. When this news reached the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him), he (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Indeed, Fatimah is a part of me; what hurts her hurts me too, and what burdens her troubles me too." This hadith is sahih (authentic) on the condition of the two Shaykhs (Bukhari and Muslim), but they did not record it.

It is narrated from Sayyidah Asma' bint Umays (may Allah be pleased with her) that she said: I was present at the wedding procession of Sayyidah Fatimah (may Allah be pleased with her), the daughter of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him). When morning came, the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) came to the door and said: "O Umm Ayman, call my brother for me." She said: He is your brother, and you are marrying your daughter to him?! He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Yes, O Umm Ayman." Then Sayyiduna Ali came, and the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) sprinkled water on him and supplicated for him. Then he said: "Call Fatimah for me." Asma' (may Allah be pleased with her) said: She came stumbling out of shyness. The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said to her: "Be at ease, I have married you to the person most beloved to me among my household." Asma' said: The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) sprinkled water on her too. Then the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) turned back and saw a figure in front of him and asked: "Who is this?" I said: I am Asma'. He (peace and blessings be upon him) asked: "Asma' bint Umays?" I said: Yes. He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Have you come for the wedding procession of the daughter of the Messenger of Allah?" I said: Yes. So he (peace and blessings be upon him) supplicated for me.

It is narrated from the Mother of the Believers, Sayyidah Aishah (may Allah be pleased with her), that she said: I have not seen anyone who resembled the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) more than Sayyidah Fatimah (may Allah be pleased with her) in manner of speech and conversation. Whenever she came to him (peace and blessings be upon him), he (peace and blessings be upon him) would stand up to receive her, kiss her, welcome her, take her hand and seat her in his own place. Likewise, whenever the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) came to her, she would stand up to receive him (peace and blessings be upon him) and kiss his (peace and blessings be upon him) blessed hand. This hadith is sahih (authentic) on the condition of the two Shaykhs (Bukhari and Muslim), but they did not record it.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) drew four lines on the ground and then asked: "Do you know what this is?" The Companions said: Allah and His Messenger know best. The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "The best of the women of the people of Paradise are Khadijah bint Khuwaylid and Fatimah bint Muhammad (may Allah be pleased with them both)." This hadith has a sahih (authentic) chain of narration, but the two Shaykhs (Bukhari and Muslim) did not record it.

It is narrated from Mina' bin Abi Mina', the freed slave of Abd al-Rahman bin Awf, that he said: Take (knowledge) from me before falsehoods are mixed into the hadiths. I heard the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) say: "I am the tree, Fatimah is its branch, Ali is its pollen (the fertilizing matter of its blossoms), Hasan and Husayn are its fruit, and the people of our party are its leaves. The root of the tree is in the Garden of Eden, and the rest of it is spread throughout the whole of Paradise." This text is shadhdh (anomalous); yet despite that, Ishaq al-Dabari is truthful (saduq), Abd al-Razzaq, his father and his grandfather are trustworthy (thiqah), and Mina' lived in the time of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) and heard from him. And Allah knows best.